Terms for subject Sports containing for a

English	Russian
a goal seems to be coming for some time	гол назревает (He scored the goal that seemed to be coming for quite some time as the Devils controlled the puck and kept the Rangers pinned in their zone. VLZ_58)
be in a two-way tie for first place	делить первое место (three-way, etc. Benicia High School football team now in a three-way tie for first place. VLZ_58)
be tried out for a team	участвовать в отборочных соревнованиях
be tried out for a team	участвовать в отборочных соревнованиях
break through for a 1-0 lead	открыть счёт
cheer for a team	болеть за какую-либо команду (trtrtr)
come on as a sub for	заменить (на поле) This past weekend against Colorado, Garcia came on as a sub for Julio Baptista in the 63rd minute and created offensive chances, connecting with Cyle Larin in the 78th minute for a shot that went just over the bar – by Allison Cary Tamerlane)
favourite for a gold medal	претендент на золотую медаль
for a tie	за ничью (Eleonid)
for the second year in a row	второй год подряд (Oleksandr Spirin)
get psyched up for a/the game	настраиваться на игру (VLZ_58)
get pumped up for a/the game	настраиваться на игру (VLZ_58)
get revved up for a/the game	настраиваться на игру (VLZ_58)
go for a ride	идти на новый спуск (Alex_Odeychuk)
play for a draw	играть на ничью (VLZ_58)
register a roster of players for a championship	заявить состав команды на чемпионат (The official player registration will happen on Thursday night when each team has to register a minimum roster of 17 players (15 skaters, 2 goalies). VLZ_58)
set up a new world record for the crawl	поставить новый мировой рекорд кролем в плавании на какую-либо дистанцию кролем (Andrey Truhachev)
struggle for a position	бороться за место (в соревнованиях, гонке и т.п.)