An equaliser (in Commonwealth English) or equalizer (in American English), is a sports term that refers to 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.
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 Wambach's 122nd-minute equalizer vs Brazil in the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup quarterfinal on July 10, 2011 retrieved March 8, 2022 |
According to Sports Illustrated, one of the most significant goals in United States soccer history was an equalizer scored by Abby Wambach: a header goal off a left-footed long-distance cross from Megan Rapinoe in the 122nd minute of play of the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup quarterfinal in Germany.[3] FIFA called the goal the "greatest Women's World Cup goal."[4]
- ^ "Equalizer". Cambridge Dictionaries Online. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
- ^ "Equalizer". Merriam Webster. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
- ^ "The 10 Most Significant Goals In U.S. Soccer History". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
- ^ "THE WINNER: Greatest Women's World Cup Goal - WAMBACH in 2011". FIFA. 11 May 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2022.