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I didn't stay on to see the end of the match. I had to get on a computer and type in my questions!!
Another question:
Are these correct:
1-I knew that our team might lose.
2-I knew that our team could lose.
(This can/could business gets me every time. I am trying to put some order in my brain!! I think the affirmative and the negative don't work the same way.)
couldn't 
Linear Mode
