Football matches on Tuesdays

[Offroad]

Dear teachers

Do these read well apart from the informality?

A few friends and I usually play soccer (English football) every Tuesday. I scored 3 times but it ended badly for me - I hurt my back. Can barely walk.

Thank you

 

[SlickVic9000]

(Not a Teacher)

Sounds ok. You could also say, "I threw my back (out)."

 

[Rover_KE]

Or 'I did my back in' (BE).

Additionally, if you think your reader is interested, you could specify which Tuesday you are referring to.

 

[Offroad]

Could we assume the first is chiefly AmE?

To put out of alignment: threw my back out.

Thank you

 

[Amigos4]

Could we assume the first is chiefly AmE?

To put out of alignment: threw my back out.

Thank you

Yes!

 

[engr4m]

Could we assume the first is chiefly AmE?

To put out of alignment: threw my back out.

Thank you

How about a reference to which game? I found myself wondering if you scored 3 times since you started playing or if it was during the latest game.

 

[Offroad]

A few friends and I usually play soccer (English football) every Tuesday. I scored 3 times on today's match but it ended badly for me - I hurt my back. Can barely walk now.

 

[SoothingDave]

In. At least in AmE. "In today's game," we would say.

 

[charliedeut]

Personally, I would say "I scored three goals" or "I scored a hat-trick" (see hat-trick - WordReference.com Dictionary of English, #2) rather than "I scored three times".

 

[SoothingDave]

I didn't know they used the "hat trick" term in soccer. Didn't know anyone ever scored three goals in the same game.

It's used here in ice hockey.

 

[charliedeut]

Didn't know anyone ever scored three goals in the same game.

See List of FIFA World Cup hat-tricks - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (and that's just in the World Cup!)

 

[SoothingDave]

Not nearly as common as in ice hockey, though. I admit I haven't seen a whole lot of soccer, but every game I see tends to be 1-0 or 2-1.

 

[Offroad]

A few friends and I usually play football every Tuesday. I scored 3 goals on today's match but it ended badly for me - I did my back in.
A few friends and I usually play soccer every Tuesday. I scored 3 goals in today's game but it ended badly for me - I threw my back out.

 

[Rover_KE]

A few friends and I usually play football every Tuesday. I scored 3 goals in today's match but it ended badly for me - I did my back in.

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[Offroad]

Would it be possible to hear 'on today's match' from native speakers, perharps football commentators? If I am not mistaken, I heard something similar on BBC radio 5.

Thank you

 

[Rover_KE]

No. You are mistaken.

 

[Offroad]

No. You are mistaken.

So, can we assume that the reason (it there is one) why it should be 'in' is that 'score' will take 'in' only in this context?

Thank you

 

[Rover_KE]

'I scored three goals in Tuesday's match.'

'I scored three goals on Tuesday.'