Meanings of scrappy encounter in English

Goals were to prove to be the difference after a scrappy encounter.

In such a scrappy encounter the first goal seemed crucial.

From then on, however, the two players went toe-to-toe, albeit in a scrappy encounter low on quality.

Had they prevailed in a narrow, scrappy encounter, their next opponents may have been tempted to get ahead of themselves.

Behind 16-8 at the interval, Leinster could never get on terms in a rather scrappy encounter.

For 80 minutes of a scrappy encounter the patched-up Tigers had frustrated Tottenham Hotspur, holding them at arm's length with increasing comfort.

But throughout the opening stages Stephen Kenny's side looked anything but daunted in what was, admittedly, a poor and generally scrappy encounter.

Sydney led 31-8 in the second quarter, but couldn't match Collingwood's midfield in a hard-fought but scrappy encounter.

Southampton's Manolo Gabbiadini bundled home a second-half goal to settle a scrappy encounter that almost certainly kept the south-coast club in the Premier League.

Another of new United's new signings, midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger, replaced Michael Carrick on the hour mark of what was turning into a fairly scrappy encounter.

That was followed by four minutes of excitement with the two goals before normal service was resumed and the scrappy encounter ended in a draw.

Ulster 26 Celtic Warriors 20: Ulster recorded their fourth consecutive Celtic League win in a scrappy encounter at Ravenhill last night.

The 23-year-old German won an error-strewn, scrappy encounter 2-6 6-3 6-4 6-3 in 3hr 23min, also on the famous Ashe court.

South Africa continued their winning ways in the Rugby Championship, beating Australia 23-12 in a scrappy encounter in Port Elizabeth on Saturday.