"challenging match" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is typically used to describe a difficult or intense competition or game. Example: The final game of the tournament was a challenging match, with both teams giving their all in an attempt to win the championship title.
But it does seem to have been a natural, if challenging, match, for the sensibilities of Mr. Wilson, whose favored tools of presentation are visual and aural, as against narrative, an approach to storytelling that has more in common with a symphony conductor or a painter than a director of conventional drama.
I found it a hugely challenging match.
Usually lurking in a little back room was Mr. Reisman, hoping for a challenging match with a worthwhile wager.
Asked whether he might have preferred a more challenging match at this stage in the tournament, the player spoke of his own way of dealing with frustration.
Verdell Smith, a welterweight from Bartlesville, has also established himself as a journeyman capable of providing an up-and-coming boxer with a challenging match that does not usually carry with it the risk of defeat.
O'Sullivan, who has dropped to 33 in the world rankings because of his limited participation in overseas tournaments, had two comfortable victories in reaching the last four, with his most challenging match coming in round two when he saw off Joe Perry 13-11.
They're likely headed for an easier – although still challenging – match-up with Chile in the knockout round, leaving Venezuela to face the Argentinians.
There also will be challenging matches at the tournament, which will cause stress that can increase the likelihood of an attack.
The program made short work of two dozen casual players at last week's conference, winning 25 timed "challenge matches," losing none, and battling one player to a draw.
