Sentence examples for first leg for from inspiring English sources

On the relay, Phelps was again beaten handily by Biedermann, who swam the first leg for the German team that finished fifth.

Glancy swam the first leg for the 800 freestyle relay team that set a world record at the Paris Summer Games.

"When we won, oh my God, I just thought I was going to fall over," said Alice Mills, who swam the first leg for Australia.

At the Luis Franzini stadium, with its purple wooden benches, it was the night of the play-off, first leg for the national title.

Real Madrid Manager José Mourinho, widely expected to leave the club to return to England's Premier League next season, blamed his team's performance in the first leg for its fate.

James Forrest replaced the tiring John Guidetti, in from the first leg for the injured Leigh Griffiths, in the 58th minute to give the visitors some pace on the counterattack.

"We've had our ups and downs," said Allyson Felix, who ran the second leg for the American women.

Gay skipped the individual 200 race but ran the third leg for the relay team, which set a world's best this year, 37.45 seconds.

As Justin Gatlin, who ran an impressive second leg for Montgomery's team, said, "It was a nice day probably for spectators with jackets".

For no apparent reason, other than pique, Ibra got himself red-carded, and banned from the second leg, for a needless lunge with his studs over the top of the ball, in stoppage time.

Madrid midfielder Pepe was given a one-game ban, which he served in the second leg, for his sending off, while the capital club were also fined 20,000 euros for the behaviour of their fans.