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A question on football

When two teams score the same number of goals for example 2), you say:

"They drew 2"
"They drew at 2"
"They drew at 2 all"
"They equalled 2"
"They equalled at 2"
Though I am not keen on football, I´d like to know the expression

Thanks in advance
Eduardo
  

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[nq:1]When two teams score the same number of goals for example 2), you say:[/nq] They drew two-all. Adrian (UK)

  • [nq:1]When two teams score the same number of goals for example 2), you say:[/nq] They drew two-all.
  • Adrian (UK)
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[nq:1]When two teams score the same number of goals for example 2), you say:[/nq]
They drew two-all.
Adrian (UK)
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[nq:1]When two teams score the same number of goals for example 2), yousay: "They drew 2" "They drew at 2" ... "They equalled at 2" Though I am not keen on football, I=B4d like to know the expression Thanks in advance[/nq]
In the U.S., I'm familiar with:
They tied at 2.
They tied 2 to 2.
It was a tie, 2 to 2.
It was a 2-2 tie.
and I'm sure there are other variations. "Draw"
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Something about your message caused my reply to not put in the right angled bracket (i.e. ">"). Had to insert ":"s by hand.
[nq:1]When two teams score the same number of goals for example 2), you say: "They drew 2" "They drew at ... "They equalled at 2" Though I am not keen on football, I´d like to know the expression Thanks in advance[/nq]
In the U.S., I'm familiar with:
They tied
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[nq:1]When two teams score the same number of goals for example 2), you say: "They drew 2" "They drew at ... "They equalled 2" "They equalled at 2" Though I am not keen on football, I´d like to know the expression[/nq]
"They drew at 2 all"
or
They drew 2-all.

Steve Hayes from Tshwane, South Africa
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[nq:2]When two teams score the same number of goals for ... not keen on football, I´d like to know the expression[/nq]
[nq:1]"They drew at 2 all" or They drew 2-all.[/nq]
"They drew 2 - 2" (That works better with a number other than 2, due to the annoying rhyming scheme).
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[nq:2]"They drew at 2 all" or They drew 2-all.[/nq]
[nq:1]"They drew 2 - 2" (That works better with a number other than 2, due to the annoying rhyming scheme).[/nq]
"2-2" and "2-all" are equally acceptable.
Of course, you could call it a "Desmond" (2-2).
Mike M
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After the match (I go to football matches) we say, in answer to the question "what was the result?"
A two all draw.
Two two.
Two each.
We made a draw.
On television they sometimes say "two apiece" or "honours even", but I've never heard an actual football fan say those things.
During the match, the reporter says
Team X equalised to make it two two.
Team X levelled t
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Wrong. I heard it many times in the last three years when listening to sports broadcasts from England. Of course, it is spelled equa ll ed (g)
aokay
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[nq:1]In ballet, It was a 2 tutu tie. (Especially if Archbishop Desmond is involved)... In ice hockey, it seems they ... to have a bowtie and in a horse race, they can be neck and neck and finish in a necktie.[/nq]
but
-)
Maria Conlon
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[nq:2]I doubt "equaled" is used to mean "tied" or "drew" anywhere in the English-speaking world.[/nq]
[nq:1]Wrong. I heard it many times in the last three years when listening to sports broadcasts from England. Of course, it is spelled equa ll ed (g)[/nq]
Which sport would that be? Terminology differs from sport to sport, of course, but, short of an example, I'd be inclined to agree with J

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