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Equaliser (sports)

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An equaliser, in Commonwealth English, is a goal or run that makes the two teams' scores equal.[1][2]

For example, if Team A is winning 1-0 and Team B scores a goal, making the score 1-1, then that goal is an equaliser.

References

  1. ^ "Equalizer". Cambridge Dictionaries Online. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Equalizer". Merriam Webster. Retrieved 22 March 2016.