be a game of two halves

sports cliché In football (soccer), to have one team outplay the other in the first half of the game, only to be outplayed themselves in the second half. Used especially in sports reporting and analysis. In a stunning conclusion, Barcelona has overcome a four-goal deficit at half-time to defeat Real Madrid! It truly was a game of two halves.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Kiki	KEE-kee (English), kee-KEE (Greek)	English, German, Greek
Ralph	RALF (English), RAYF (English), RAHLF (German)	English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German
Dom	DAHM	English
Adelina	ah-de-LEE-nah (Italian), ah-dhe-LEE-nah (Spanish)	Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Romanian, German, Bulgarian, Ancient Germanic (Latinized)
Samouel	-	Biblical Greek
Alannis	ə-LAN-is	English (Rare)