Sentence examples for closely fought match from inspiring English sources

Despite the likely absence of Kane it should be a tense and closely fought match.

As expected, it was a closely fought match, with the Americans using their size and strength to muscle the Japanese, who countered with pinpoint passes, darting drives and pure hustle.

MELBOURNE, Australia – Vania King's quest for a berth in the Round of 16 ended without a victory song on Saturday when Ana Ivanovic of Serbia prevailed, 6-3, 6-4, in a closely fought match before about 8,000 fans at the 2012 Australian Open.

Serena won this time in a closely fought match.

Aberdeen fell just short in two very closely fought matches.

These closely fought matches present a natural experiment because players are assigned to treatment conditions – winning or losing a set – despite similar ability and performance.

"It was a hard fought match.

Late tries by Mark Offerdahl and Craig Priestly ensured USA marked their Rugby League World Cup debut with a victory by defeating the Cook Islands in a closely fought Group D match in Bristol.

Stefan Marsh struck first for the hosts before Francis Meli levelled in a closely fought first hour of the match.

Feng's match against Park was closely fought, with Feng eventually overcoming Park 3 1.

It all made for a fascinating Test match and I expect a third tense, closely fought encounter on Saturday.