cup tie

British

noun

sport an eliminating match or round between two teams in a cup competition

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It was, undeniably, an "old school cup tie" - one which both managers agreed provided "a bit of a throwback".

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Mr Paterson eventually made his way home on back roads after learning that the cup tie had been postponed 10 minutes after kick off.

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Palace will say it's the fairest outcome, as both clubs will go into the cup tie facing the same problem of short-term fatigue.

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They care about eliminating one of the biggest teams on earth in a genuinely sensational cup tie.

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Rodgers was equally complimentary after yet another critical contribution, one which drew the danger from a potentially tricky cup tie with an in-form Hibs.

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