Sentence examples for tight encounters from inspiring English sources

We believe we can win every game, home and away, but we need to find a ruthless edge that will allow us to come out of tight encounters on the right side.

Tactical awareness is also vital, because the abilities of players need to be maximised and there is little significant difference between most teams in the top flight, so an insight into how to break opponents down in tight encounters will be critical.

It can be a very tight encounter".

Expect another ferociously tight encounter and a second two-point England victory inside a week.

Genseric Kusunga's own goal in the 86th minute settled a tight encounter.

Liam Boyce scored his sixth goal of the season to earn Ross County a 1-0 vintory in a tight encounter with Partick Thistle at Victoria Park.

Alex Danson also hit the woodwork from a penalty stroke in the first half as Britain had the better chances of a tight encounter.

Murray, who was beaten 6-1, 7-6, 7-6 by Novak Djokovic after what had been a typically tight encounter in the last two sets at least, became only the second man in the Open era to lose five finals at the same Grand Slam event.

Gareth Steenson missed a last-gasp conversion to cost Exeter victory in a tight encounter with Gloucester.

Nwankwo Kanu rescued a draw for Portsmouth with a late goal in a tight encounter against Cardiff City.

"It was a tight encounter but we had enough chances to win the game, there's no doubt about that".