Sentence examples for kick off was from inspiring English sources

First impressions can't have helped — Precourt attended his first Columbus game in April, on a night when kick off was delayed after the stadium scoreboard caught fire.

Meanwhile on the BBC, Brian Moore is spluttering with disgust at how kick off was delayed, slightly, by two jets flying overhead.

This is example from Sean DeLoughry shows what the Champions League is all about: "When League of Ireland champions Bohemians entertained Estonia's Levadia in the qualifying rounds of the 2001-2 Champions League kick off was delayed by about 20 minutes when Levadia took issue with the height of one of the crossbars at Bohemians' Dalymount Park.

"The one (incident) that probably was the kick off was showing up the first day and finding out (our) location was closed because of the fires in Malibu," Anderson recounts.

First play after the kick-off was nearly an interception.

To say there was a bit of pressure on Foster before kick-off was sizeable understatement.

They played Wales in Milan at San Siro and the countdown to kick-off was eerie.

Kick-off was delayed by 15 minutes in Edinburgh, because fans were queuing to get in.

The kick-off was the sporting equivalent of hitting the snooze button.

The Giants, whose record before kick-off was identical to the Rams', leave Twickenham with an altogether more upbeat outlook.

The kick-off was delayed for three minutes when the referee asked for it to be removed.