Vocabulary Bank

❌ WRONG. Correct: 'should HAVE'

losing by three goals to zero

person who trains / runs the team

recovery to win after losing badly

the official who controls the game (football / tennis, cricket)

recovering to win after losing badly

an easy, one-sided win (informal)

an easy, one-sided win

a very easy win, almost no opposition

an opposing team or athlete you compete against

to give a free kick from the penalty spot

to win against someone (NOT 'win somebody')

to win AGAINST someone (NOT 'win somebody')

physical/mental exhaustion from overwork

≈ 95% sure it didn't

≈ 95% sure it did NOT happen

play defensively to keep a winning score

recovery after losing

to break a rule against another player

to face an opponent

to give one away to the opponent

give one away to the opponent

to decide a goal doesn't count

finish level, same score

finish with the same score — a tied result

score to make the game level

additional periods to break a tie

additional play to break a tie

an official warning

win the trophy

psychological readiness and health for competition

maybe — possibility about the past

≈ 95% sure it happened

≈ 95% sure it happened (past deduction)

HAVE weakens to /əv/ — 'MUS-tuv', 'SHOULD-uv'

played worse than the opposing team

one-on-one kicks used to decide a tied game

to leave a competition

to gain points

shown a red card

regret about the past

regret: it didn't happen and I wish it had

criticism: it happened and it was wrong

start to affect other areas as well

the first score wins

the current title-holder

a mental block gymnasts get in the air

the competitor everyone expects to lose

to feel you deserved to win but a bad decision cost you

to feel a bad decision cost you the win

the one expected to lose

video review of the referee's decision

to pull out of a competition

collocation: “would rather preference” — these words naturally go together in English.

SAME subject: 'I'd rather stay'

DIFFERENT subject: 'I'd rather you stayed'