0 to start -- sette i gang
1 the moment a football game begins -- avspark [ neuter ]
2 to start a football game by kicking the ball -- avspark
(noun kick-off: The kick-off is at 2.30)
We kick off at 2.30
What of the challenge to the computer hacker to delay the kick-off of one or more, or all, matches?
I am not quite certain whether he knew exactly what he was starting to-day, but he certainly gave the debate a very good "kick-off".
The pubs are crowded when people go in for a quick drink between work and an evening kick-off.
I should like to see such passes introduced by every football club before the kick-off in the autumn.
Tours shall not arrive at the match more than one hour before kick-off and shall not leave later than one hour after the final whistle.
It can happen that during the period of a football match—perhaps just before kick-off or at halftime—trouble suddenly brews up in a particular bar.
They insist on the days of the week when football can take place and impose inconsiderate kick-off times.
At 8 pm, with the kick-off already delayed, about 54,000 were inside, and 6,000 were locked out.