Crossword puzzle clue "beginning of football match"

Beginning of football match

Out with a Match.com match, say

"Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's ___ ..." (Semisonic)

"In the beginning" is its beginning

"I'm the beginning of eternity, the end of time and space, the beginning of the end, and the end of every place ..."

Losing score in many a football match

Minutes played in a football match

Group of football games played at the beginning of Jan.