The phrase "serious match" is correct and commonly used in written English.
It is typically used to describe a competition or game that is important and not taken lightly. Examples: 1. The players were feeling the pressure as they prepared for the serious match against their rivals. 2. The tennis tournament had many exciting matches, but the final was the most serious match of them all. 3. The team was determined to win the serious match and advance to the championship. 4. The coaches emphasized the importance of staying focused and disciplined during the serious match. 5. Despite being injured, the star player insisted on playing in the serious match to help his team win.
"But they had a very serious match against Manchester United at the weekend and probably they didn't have time to recover.
"My son played with him in 1973," chimes in Hanna Gruber, before being called back to the alley to continue the serious match in hand.
They haven't played a serious match since the opening weekend and they're against a team who have been on a mission since the same.
His latest, Killer Joe, also features a badass lawman and if Matthew McConaughey is no serious match for Gene Hackman it still serves up a vinegary Southern-fried Gothic.
Spats aside, Federer was simply too strong for an opponent playing only his seventh serious match since returning from back surgery, although Murray was happy that his preparation coming into the tournament, while not perfect, was good enough to get him through to the quarter-finals in a strong field.
The man sitting next to him agreed: "Young men — them lazy!" Mr. O'Neill made light of the loss, saying that it was early in the season; there was another, more serious match the next day, and some of the players were eager to get home to their wives and families.
"Now some serious matches are coming up, and we have to continue to rise to the occasion".
If Fifa is serious about tackling racism it had better be ready for some serious matches or the plan is in danger of just being more hot air - just what those legal eagles love beneath their wings.
Grown men occupy slots in the outfield that are called things like "silly mid-off" and "third man," and they appear even in the most serious matches in a selection of headgear that includes helmets, baseball caps and broad-brimmed Australian bush hats.
He was given an enthusiastic reception, played several exhibitions, many casual games, a match for stakes of £50 with a wealthy amateur, and slightly more serious matches with two New World professionals, Sellman and the Cuban champion Celso Golmayo Zúpide – the match with Golmayo was abandoned when Steinitz was leading (eight wins, one draw, one loss).
This jump will not only provide fun but it might actually help you in serious matches, e.g. Capture the Flag runs, Assault runs and so on.
