scoring in the reverse fixture

English translation: scoring in the return game/match

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English term or phrase:scoring in the reverse fixture
Selected answer:scoring in the return game/match
Entered by: Alexandre Reis

11:30 Dec 21, 2015
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English term or phrase: scoring in the reverse fixture
He scored his first Championship goal for Charlton against his former club Leicester in which Charlton ran out 2–1 winners at The Valley.[26] He repeated this feat, scoring in the reverse fixture at the King Power Stadium in which Charlton also won 2–1.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yann_Kermorgant
Alexandre Reis
Brazil
Local time: 01:43
scoring in the return game/match
Explanation:
while Oliver's explanation is correct and this player scored in both fixtures, home and away, Mike 23 has pointed out that you are really asking about the second match here with "reverse fixture" and in English we call this "the return match" or "return game" but never "second match"

http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/return-m...
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/return game
http://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/return-match

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also known as the return leg or return bout in some sports

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5 +3scored home and away
Andrew Bramhall
4the last match against the specific team he was playing
acetran
4scoring in the return game/match
Yvonne Gallagher


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
the last match against the specific team he was playing


Explanation:
Reverse fixture refers to the last match against the specific team he was playing.

http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/631377-fifa-soccer-12/6073205...
http://genius.com/Barclays-premier-league-live-blogging-the-...

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46 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
scored home and away


Explanation:
In football leagues, teams play every other team twice, once at home and once away; so Yan Kermogant scored in both fixtures for Charlton against his former club Leicester City.

Andrew Bramhall
United Kingdom
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  kamilw
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agree  Antonio Arizcun
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agree  Neil Ashby
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1 day 4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
scoring in the return game/match


Explanation:
while Oliver's explanation is correct and this player scored in both fixtures, home and away, Mike 23 has pointed out that you are really asking about the second match here with "reverse fixture" and in English we call this "the return match" or "return game" but never "second match"

http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/return-m...
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/return game
http://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/return-match

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Note added at 1 day4 hrs (2015-12-22 15:58:57 GMT)
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also known as the return leg or return bout in some sports

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Note added at 2 days23 hrs (2015-12-24 11:05:52 GMT) Post-grading
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Glad to have helped

Yvonne Gallagher
Ireland
Local time: 05:43
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