normal time

British

noun

sport the standard length of time allowed for a match before any extra time, such as injury time, is added

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Home advantage unquestionably brought extra pressure on the 2022 World Cup semi-finalists, but it also perhaps played into their hands for the controversial penalty award at the end of normal time in the final.

From Barron's

The match at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat was still goalless deep in injury time at the end of normal time when Morocco were awarded a spot-kick following a VAR check for a challenge on Brahim Diaz.

From Barron's

Diaz's penalty turned out to be the last kick of normal time.

From BBC

Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford kept out a powerful Joshua Zirkzee header with just over 10 minutes of normal time to go and Everton hung on for their first win at Old Trafford since 2013, with United booed off.

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For those in the audience, it was as if normal time had stopped, as they were transported by the seemingly effortless wonder of it all.

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