match winner
Who took the trophy
A match winner is a player, moment, or action that decisively determines the outcome of a competitive contest.
In sports, it often describes a clutch performer: She's a real match winner—always delivers when it counts.
The term also applies to decisive plays: That goal was a match winner.
Sometimes used attributively: a match-winning performance.
- championTop competitor, or advocate
- victorOne who defeats opponents
- heroOne admired for courage
- star playerTeam's premier athlete
- trophyAward for winning
goal · golden goal · decisive · clutch · clutch performer · triumph · MVP · striker · knockout · ace · clincher · comeback · glory · final · final whistle · buzzer-beater · underdog · celebration
- prop betsprop bets, first touchdown, coin toss
- playoffsbracket, brackets, elimination, playoff bracket, playoff game
- scoringgoal, points, score, goals, runs
performance quality
match winnerunderperformer
One missing their targets
choker · flop · disappointment
match, winner, matches, matched, matching, matchless, rematch, mismatch, mismatched