ADJ
- big, crucial, important
- exciting, thrilling
- championship, competitive, cup, league
- friendly
- away, home
- He's such a keen fan, he even goes to all the away matches
- cricket, football, rugby, wrestling, etc.
VERB + MATCH
- play
- The match will be played in the new stadium
- have
- Figo had an outstanding match
- go to, see, watch
- be defeated in, lose
- clinch, win
- A late goal clinched the match for Porto
- draw
- We drew our first game of the season 1?1
PREP
- during a/the ~
- an incident which took place during Saturday's match
- in a/ the ~
- She was injured in last week's match
- ~ against
- the match against Wales
- ~ between
- the match between Japan and Brazil
- ~ with
- They lost their match with Estonia
VERB + MATCH
- light, strike
- He lit a match so they could see in the cave
- blow out
PHRASES
- put a match to sth
- Someone had put a match to the pile of papers
ADJ
- excellent, good, perfect
- The blouse and skirt are a perfect match
PREP
- ~ between
- an excellent match between our goals and what your company offers
- ~ for
- That jumper should be a good match for your trousers
PREP
- ~ for
- To forge the certificate, she needed an exact match for the paper and the fonts
ADV
- well
- As a couple they are not very well matched (= they are not very suitable for each other)
- not quite
- The room was full of old furniture that didn't quite match
PHRASES
- to match
- I bought a duvet cover and some curtains to match
PREP
- for
- The control group in the experiment was matched for age and sex
- to
- The aim of the competition is to match the quote to the person who said it
ADV
- almost
- She found that his determination almost matched her own
- not quite
- Nothing quite matches the fine, subtle flavour of this cheese
VERB + MATCH
- come close to
- be able/unable to
- The company was unable to match his current salary
- try to
- fail to
- Children can be made to suffer when they fail to match their parents' expectations
PREP
- for
- No other rock band comes even close to matching them for dynamism or style
PHRASES
- be equally/evenly/well matched
- The teams were very evenly matched
- be unevenly matched
ADV
- carefully
- up
- We have to match up the right pet with the right owner
PREP
- to
- The available organs are carefully matched to people in need of transplants
- with
- The agency tries to match single people with suitable partners