"play" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- He immediately became a team regular within his first season at the football squad and has consistently played understudy to Yang Zhi as the first choice goalkeeper.
- He was selected in for China in the Asian Cup in 2007 where he played understudy to Li Leilei.
- He was signed as a back-up goalkeeper, however, and spent his time playing understudy to Robert Green.
- In 2006, he signed a professional contract with the club to play understudy to Hans-Jörg Butt and René Adler.
- At the Lisbon outfit, however, he played understudy to Portuguese international Quim, being used in the domestic cup matches.
- During his two-year spell in the Balearic Islands, he played understudy to compatriot Leo Franco.
- Mika made no official appearances during 2011-12, playing understudy to experienced Artur and Eduardo.
- For several years he had to play understudy to England's regular keeper, David Seaman.
- At one point he played understudy to Pete Postlethwaite, with whom he would later co-star in In the Name of the Father.
- His first three seasons at Selhurst Park saw him largely play understudy to Király.
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