one v. one, to/on/by and etc

[Boris Tatarenko]

Hello.

I have no idea how to explain it.
What do you call a situation (for example in football) when one player (forward) goes to get a score and only goalkeeper can save.
What would you say: it's one by one, one versus one, one to one?

Thanks.

 

[probus]

In Canada we say "it's one on one", but the goalkeeper does not count. So if a single attacker is advancing on a single defender other than the goalkeeper we call that one on one. If there is nobody defending except the goalkeeper we say the attacker is in alone or in all alone, has broken though etc.

 

[White Hat]

one on one

Sean Higgins pounced on a poor pass-back from Sebastien Faure to take him one on one with the Rangers goalkeeper, who raced off his line and did well to block, before swatting Sean Dickson's rebound shot to safety.

Here's the way I usually search for stuff like this online (Google):

"one * one" site:uk
"one * one" site:us

You can also use au, ca, nz, ie.

 

[SoothingDave]

In Canada we say "it's one on one", but the goalkeeper does not count. So if a single attacker is advancing on a single defender other than the goalkeeper we call that one on one. If there is nobody defending except the goalkeeper we say the attacker is in alone or in all alone, has broken though etc.

We'd call it a "breakaway" in hockey.

 

[probus]

We'd call it a "breakaway" in hockey.

A Canadian yes to that one provided there was no one back but the goalie.

 

[Rover_KE]

In BE a commentator typically says 'He's one on one with the keeper'. A spectator says 'He's only the goaler to beat'.