Replay (sports)

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A replay in sports refers to a second game between two teams after the first game's results were either nullified or ended in a draw. A game may be nullified if the game's result is protested (usually the losing team) and the organizers ruled to replay the game (thereby upholding the protest). If the game is nullified, the results of the first game may be discarded.

Replays are relatively common in the FA Cup and previously on the European Champions Cup football (soccer) tournaments, especially in the Final. Grand Final Replays are also common in Australian rules football.

[edit] Notable replayed games

• The 1968 European Football Championship final between Italy and Yugoslavia ended 2-0; original match ended in a 1-1 draw after extra time.
• The 1974 European Cup Final between FC Bayern Munich and Atlético Madrid ended 4-0; original match ended in a 1-1 draw after extra time.
• The 1991 UAAP Basketball Championship between the De La Salle Green Archers and the FEU Tamaraws was ordered into a replay after it was discovered that a La Salle player that fouled out re-entered the game. La Salle did not show up at the replay and FEU was awarded with the championship.
• The FA Cup Final 1993 between Arsenal F.C. and Sheffield Wednesday ended 2-1 after extra time; original match ended in a 1-1 draw after extra time.