Weekly Football Phrase: AET (After Extra Time)

After extra time (aet) describes the situation when a game needs more time to decide the result. We say that the game goes into extra time. In cup matches, sometimes matches (single or two leg ties) end with the teams tied (drawn), for example, 2-2. In this situation, the game goes into extra time, which last for two 15-minute halves, to see if any team can break the deadlock by getting a winning score.

In this week's football phrase we talk about the phrase after extra time. Find out more about this phrase by reading the transcript below and listening to the audio, while you can also find many more examples of soccer vocabulary by going to our football cliches page here and our huge football glossary here.



After Extra Time (AET)

In cup matches after extra time (aet) refers to a result that comes when a game goes into extra time. Many two leg ties see the teams tied, for example after two games the score is 2-2. In this situation, the game goes into extra time, two 15-minute halves, to see if any team can break the deadlock by getting a winning score. The result after this period of play is called after extra time.

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* Example: PSG defeated Chelsea after extra time in the Champions League on away goals.

* Northern Ireland 1-2 Slovakia (aet) (Guardian.co.uk, 12 November 2020).