同点(どうてん)

どうてん
noun
tie score; draw; even score
sports
1. tie score; both sides having equal points
a situation where both teams or competitors have the same score
試合(しあい)は同点(どうてん)で終(お)わった。
The game ended in a tie.
後半(こうはん)に同点(どうてん)に追(お)いついた。
They tied the game in the second half.
They went into overtime from a 3-3 tie.

Common expressions

  • 同点(どうてん)に追(お)いつく - to tie the game
  • 同点(どうてん)で終(お)わる - to end level
  • 同点(どうてん)ゴール - equalizer
  • 2対(たい)2の同点(どうてん) - tied at 2-2

Similar words

  • 引(ひ)き分(わ)け - a draw: the result of a game that ends level. 同点(どうてん) describes the score at any moment, even mid-game.

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