first leg
Initial journey portion
The first leg is the opening portion of a journey, competition, or process that unfolds in stages.
In travel, it's the initial flight or segment before a connection: The first leg takes us to Chicago, then we fly on to Denver.
In sports, particularly soccer, the first leg is the initial match of a two-game series, with the second leg typically played at the other team's venue.
- quarterfinalPenultimate elimination round
- knockout stageWin-or-go-home rounds
- preliminary roundInitial elimination stage
- startTo set going
- outboundHeaded away from origin
half · race · layover · relay · baton · inaugural · dash · tournament · kickoff · handoff · competition · opening · stopover · tie · starting lineup · aggregate score · away goals · heat
- relaysrelay, relay race, relay team, baton, baton pass
- Soccer Termsgoals, scoring, shots, shooting, striker
- sports venuesstadium, arena, ballpark, gymnasium, fieldhouse
first leglast leg
Concluding portion of journey
second leg · return match · return journey · homeward journey · return trip
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