| English | Russian |
| against the run of play | против логики игры (Alexey Lebedev) |
| against the run of play | вопреки ходу игры (An example of scoring against the run of play is the goal Ramires scored at Camp Nou during the 2012 Champions League semi-final. Chelsea had gone two goals down, but scored, against the run of play, making 2-1. They eventually went on to equalise and progress through to the final on aggregate. VLZ_58) |
| bring the ball into play | ввести мяч в игру |
| carry the play | вести игру |
| carry the play | иметь игровое преимущество (VLZ_58) |
| control the play | контролировать игру (maystay) |
| control the territorial play | иметь территориальное преимущество (Jersey seemed to control the territorial play and the shot count. VLZ_58) |
| have the better of play | иметь игровое преимущество (VLZ_58) |
| kick the ball into play | вводить мяч в игру |
| kicking the ball into play | вводящий мяч в игру |
| kicking the ball into play | введение мяча в игру |
| play consistently well throughout/over the entire course of the regular season | играть ровно в течение всего регулярного сезона (george serebryakov) |
| play in the big league | играть в высшей лиге (Alex_Odeychuk) |
| play on the flank | играть на фланге (VLZ_58) |
| play out the season | доигрывать сезон (Long out of serious playoff contention, the Ottawa Senators aren’t content to simply play out the season. VLZ_58) |
| play out the string | отбывать номер (The hapless Giants entered the game at 3-7, the hopeless Eagles at 2-8. They slugged and bungled before 65,763 mildly interested fans who, like the teams, had come to play out the string. VLZ_58) |
| play out the string | доигрывать сезон (VLZ_58) |
| play out the string | доигрывать матч (VLZ_58) |
| play out the string | играть вторым составом (VLZ_58) |
| play the angles | следить за движением мяча/шайбы (VLZ_58) |
| play the angles | искать острые ходы с попыткой выхода на ударную позицию (sports, of an offensive player) In a game which involves control of a moving object, such as a ball or puck, to seek scoring opportunities by advancing on or shooting at the scoring target in an angular manner across the field of play. VLZ_58) |
| play the angles | контролировать движение мяча/шайбы (sports, of a defensive player or goaltender) In a game which involves control of a moving object, such as a ball or puck, to allow for angular movements of the object caused by bounces, rebounds, ricochets, etc. or to carefully guard the corners of the goal, net, or other scoring target. VLZ_58) |
| play the game at a much tougher level | жёстче вести игру (than we're playing it now Alex_Odeychuk) |
| play the pools | играть на тотализаторе (VLZ_58) |
| play the score | играть по счёту (VLZ_58) |
| play the spoiler | играть роль "отбирателя очков" (The Toronto Maple Leafs seized on their opportunity to play the spoiler in a 4-3 comeback overtime victory against the Ottawa Senators. VLZ_58) |
| play the tote | играть на тотализаторе (VLZ_58) |
| read the play perfectly | отлично разобраться в игровом эпизоде (Ottawa defenseman Mark Borowiecki read the play perfectly and got his body in front of McClement to prevent Carolina from getting a shot on the play VLZ_58) |
| stay with the play | оставаться в игре (VLZ_58) |
| stay with the play | не выключаться из игры (Cizikas fanned on his first chance on his goal, but stayed with the play and backed down against Gostisbehere like a basketball player in the post. VLZ_58) |
| the ball is in play | мяч вне игры |
| the ball is in play | мяч в игре |
| the ball is out of play | мяч вне игры |
