Aggregate (Two-legged Tie)
A tie decided by the combined score of two matches, one played at each team's ground.
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An aggregate, or two-legged, tie is settled by adding a team's scores from two matches, typically with each side hosting one leg. A club that wins the first leg 2-0 and loses the second 1-0 still advances 2-1 on aggregate, so both matches matter and a big first-leg lead can be defended.
Because a two-legged tie can finish level on aggregate, competitions attach a further rule to separate the teams, historically an away-goals rule that weighted goals scored away more heavily, and otherwise extra time and a penalty shootout. Several competitions have since dropped the away-goals rule, so the exact tie-breaking sequence depends on the tournament's current regulations.
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Scoring systems
- How alpine ski races are timed and placedAlpine races are decided on elapsed time, with technical events combining two runs into a single total.
- Badminton scoringBadminton uses rally scoring to 21 points per game, with matches decided over the best of three games.
- Volleyball scoringVolleyball uses rally scoring, in which a point is won on every rally, and matches are decided over a best-of-five sets.
- Padel scoring and the tie-breakHow padel matches are counted — the game and set structure, the tie-break serving order, and the alternative scoring methods the FIP rules explicitly authorise.
- Football (soccer) scoringFootball is scored by goals, with each goal worth one point and the team scoring the most goals winning the match.
Techniques
- The cricket driveCricket's foundational attacking stroke, played straight down the ground or through the off side — the cover, straight and on drive, and the length that makes each one available.
- The pull and the hookThe two cross-batted strokes that punish short bowling — how the pull and the hook differ, the height of the ball that separates them, and the risk each one carries.
- One-handed and two-handed backhands comparedWhat actually differs between the two backhands — reach, stability, disguise and the height at which each struggles — rather than which one is better.
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