match-winner
Victory-sealing moment
A match-winner is a player, performance, or moment that decisively wins a game or contest: Her late goal was the match-winner.
The term extends to anything that proves decisive: That closing argument was the match-winner.
Someone described as a match-winner has a reputation for delivering when it counts.
Defeating an opponent
- gloryExalted honor and praise
- successFavorable outcome attained
- conquestDefeating and seizing control
- celebrationFestive event marking occasion
jubilation · euphoria · trophy · medal · title · crown · laurels · accolade
Mechanism linking engine to gearbox
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- turnaroundShift in opposite direction
- masterstrokeSupremely skillful action
- upsetDisturb, topple, or shock
comeback · outplay · dominate · outmaneuver · finishing · clinical · ice-cold · nerveless
Top competitor, or advocate
- victorOne who defeats opponents
- MVPBest player award
- protagonistStory's central figure
- saviorOne who rescues another
standout · difference-maker · talisman · finisher · closer · ace · matchwinner · supersub
victory
Defeating an opponent
celebration · jubilation · euphoria · trophy · medal · title · crown · laurels · accolade · podium
clutch
Mechanism linking engine to gearbox
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- turnaroundShift in opposite direction
- masterstrokeSupremely skillful action
upset · comeback · outplay · dominate · outmaneuver · finishing · clinical · ice-cold · nerveless · pressure
champion
Top competitor, or advocate
- victorOne who defeats opponents
- MVPBest player award
- protagonistStory's central figure
savior · standout · difference-maker · talisman · finisher · closer · ace · matchwinner · supersub