Two-legged match 5302000 204817958 2008-04-11T00:30:19Z Daltanimal 6481640 {{Unreferenced|date=September 2007}} In sport (particularly [[football (soccer)]]), a '''two-legged match''' is a match-up between two [[sports club|clubs]] or nations that lasts over two individual games. Typically, these are used in [[Single-elimination tournament|knockout cup]] competitions. The team who progresses is the one with the better aggregate score, which refers to the sum of scorelines from the two games. For example, if two teams are playing each other in a two-legged match, and the first result is 2-1 and the second is 3-2, then the aggregate scoreline will be 5-3. If the aggregate score is tied, then [[away goals]] may come into consideration. If away goals are equal, or are not considered, then [[extra time]] and possibly a [[penalty shootout]] will occur. In typical two-legged matches, each team will play one game (known as a 'leg') at '[[Home team|home]]' as a way to resolve who is the strongest of the two teams without giving only one of the teams a home field advantage. However, most managers and players feel that the team playing at home for the second leg has a slight advantage over the other team. Nevertheless, it has been popular in international football tournaments, such as those club competitions run by [[UEFA]] (e.g the [[UEFA Cup]]) or in [[play-off]] qualification games for the [[FIFA World Cup]]. == Use in Rugby union == Two-legged matches are used in the qualifying stages of the [[Rugby World Cup]]. ==See also== * [[Away goals rule]] [[pl:Dwumecz]] [[Category:Football (soccer) terminology]]