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das Comeback/die Aufholjagd ist gelungen = team turned the game around/fought back/battled back; team managed to roar/storm back after climbing out of an early 22-point/3 goal hole; team shook off a wretched start/managed to return from the ashes/emerged from mediocrity; team made/staged/mounted a spirited comeback/ rally; they finally awaked from a first-half slumber and climbed back into the game; that was the play that put the team back on its heels/ feet; team resurrected/gathered itself/themselves in the 2nd quarter/2nd half; team rallied from slumber; team eventually/finally got its/ their act together; team came out of the woods and is back in the flow; player turns the tables/tide for team; we did get over the hump; player led them back into the game; squad digs down and manages to take the wind of the opponent’s sails; team came alive and shook off the slumber; team wrote one more chapter to an improbable comeback story; player has a bounce back game as spectacular goal is the story of the game; sensational goal turned/flipped the match on its head; team gets its mojo back in the second half and ends up winning the game; team kind of flipped the switch and became the aggressor with a total attack mindset; that great move/play seemed to have opened up the floodgates for the team’s comeback
gelungene Aufholjagd war sehr emotional = it was an emotion-laced/heart-wrenching comeback
Totgesagte leben länger = don’t count us out, we are not done yet; team was left for dead in the playoff series but managed to bounce back; squad rose from the ashes (like a phoenix); team came back from the dead; never write somebody off too early; team launched a comeback out of nowhere/got back from the road of no return; we are not washed up yet; we refuse to lie down; we may be out but we are definitely not down yet; we were staring defeat in the face/on the brink of defeat; we are no has-beens yet; team doesn’t relent as players display/ show off a never-say-die spirit/ attitude; team pulled off a great escape; everybody had us counted out, but we pulled off a win/comeback; superstar dragged team from the brink; match showcases the team’s familiar never-say-die-spirit as they fought back; stunning comeback fight makes finals history
die Comeback-Künstler setzen sich in der Schlussphase durch = the comeback kids broke through late in the game
sie können es immer noch = team made the opponent’s 2-goal/15-point lead evaporate with twenty minutes of great football/five minutes of great basketball
Was für ein Comeback, Mannschaft hat den Schalter umgelegt = what a comeback, squad flipped/flicked the switch/script once more; team bounces back big in the second half; team had a comeback for the ages; what we needed was the extra sense/kind of urgency/ desperation
es war absolut klasse, wie die Jungs/wir das Spiel gedreht haben = it was a great come-from-behind win thanks to a gutsy effort by the guys; team managed to snag/pull out/pull off an incredible victory/win
das Momentum scheint auf unserer Seite zu sein = momentum seems to be shifting/building in our direction; that sensational pass was the momentum-shifter; team stole/ picked up some momentum; team takes command
"nicht schon wieder", skandieren die Fans, wenn der Gegner aufholt = one could hear the ”oh-no-here-they–come-again” vibe/chant from the fans
Superstar übernimmt Verantwortung vor Spielende = superstar steps up/helps key a comeback in the late stages of the game; superstar pulled the team out of the doldrums to salvage the situation; player shrugged off his previous game/outing struggles in style; superstar is back with a bang/vengeance as he sparks/leads a late rally over (name opponent)
Mannschaft verspielt 26-Punkte-/Drei-Tore-Vorsprung = team coughs up/eats up a three-goal/26-point lead; side lets a 4-1 lead slip
die Aufholjagd beginnt/hat begonnen = team tries hard to chip away at opponent/to wipe away/whittle down/winnow down the deficit; the underdogs are clawing back/crawling back into the game/closing the gap; team is back into contention/gains some breathing room/ space; we finally snap out/come out/break out/recover from our slump/shooting funk/blues; team had to battle out a two-goal/20-point hole; we need/got to stop the rot; we had to battle back from nowhere/wake from lethargy; team needs to overturn its form slump; squad rebounds/bounces back from a first half dismal shooting display/performance; team finds itself/is put in catch-up mode; the rally was gaining steam; it was a rare night of playing uphill for the team
Mannschaft versucht, das Spiel zu beruhigen = team manages to weather the storm/calm down the game
Comeback/Aufholjagd ist nicht gelungen = team twice cut the deficit to one point, but could not break through; we were on the brink of an epic comeback; no matter how hard team attempted to get it going, other team would snuff out/stunt the momentum/squash the comeback attempt; the rally bid came up short/empty-handed; team stormed back to make it interesting at the end; any hopes of a comeback are fading/are fizzling/were put to bed/squelched/dashed with the third goal; despite a late surge team couldn’t narrow the gap; team put down a late rally to salvage/restore some pride/dignity and limit/contain the damage; comeback didn’t succeed as opponent held its/their nerve
ein Wunder muss geschehen = team needs to conjure a (magic) miracle
wir müssen spielen um die Wette, wenn wir das Spiel noch drehen wollen = we need to play with a vengeance if we want to win the game
kurz vor Abpfiff nochmal alles geben = this is our last chance to bounce back/to put on a last gasp effort
wir müssen alles in die Waagschale werfen/alles auf eine Karte setzten; wir haben alles versucht = we have to go all out/for broke now to win/turn around the game; team shoots the works/goes for broke in a bid to win the game; we (our defense) threw everything but the kitchen sink at (name player/team), but he/they just kept scoring
mit der Aufholjagd hat es doch nicht geklappt = we made a bit of a run and we thought the momentum might change, but it didn’t, so our feel-good story came to a disappointing/an agonizing end
nach dieser rabenschwarzen Nacht müssen wir uns bessern = team needs to shake off the sting of a horrendous showing/performance in its last game/outing; next week in our stadium we promise that the shoe will be on the other foot;
wir müssen eine Trotzreaktion zeigen = we have to erase the stigma of last years’ shameful defeats; team shows a positive reaction and comes into the game with the mindset of being more aggressive
