second overtime
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the second extra period in a sports game
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- He scored with only seven seconds remaining in the second overtime.
- The basketball game finally ended in the second overtime after a deep three-pointer.
- Both teams looked exhausted as they entered the second overtime.
- The championship was decided by a penalty kick late in the second overtime.
- Fans were on the edge of their seats during the entire second overtime.
- It is rare for a regular-season game to go into a second overtime.
- The coach made a crucial substitution right before the second overtime began.
- After a scoreless first extra period, the tension rose in the second overtime.
- The star player fouled out just as the second overtime was starting.
- A defensive mistake in the second overtime cost them the game.