Match
Semifinal
Semifinal noun - One of the two competitions in the next to the last round of an elimination tournament.
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They then defeated defending champions France in the quarterfinals and beat the Czech Republic with a silver goal at the last possible minutenote If a match had gone into extra time, the first 15 minutes were played and, if a team was winning, they won the match in the semifinal.
Source: European Championship -
He scored all the important goals, including the one in the semifinal and the decisive penalty kick in the final match, but never did anything else of note in his home country.
Source: One-Hit Wonder -
Ironically, in the other semifinal match, Kazuyuki Fujita withdrew two seconds into his semifinal match due to an injury he suffered in his first match of the night.
Source: Pyrrhic Victory
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