erotteluissa
Erotteluissa is the plural inessive form of erottelu, a Finnish noun that generally refers to a deciding or separating action. In everyday use, erottelu means a match, round, or procedure designed to determine a winner or to separate competitors when previous results are tied or insufficient to decide the outcome. The term is most common in sports contexts, especially in knockout stages, playoffs, or other elimination formats. The plural erottelut refers to multiple such deciders, and the inessive plural erotteluissa means “in the deciders” or “in the elimination matches.”
In sport, erottelu is used to describe a single game or round that settles the outcome. Examples
Usage notes: erotteluIn plural forms and related phrases are common in reporting and summaries of competitions.