Interrupt part of football game resulting in split (3,2,4)

'split' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both to do with contact as well as being verbs in their base form.
Perhaps you can see an association between them that I don't see?

'interrupt part of football game' is the wordplay.
'interrupt' becomes 'cut' (cutting is a kind of interrupting).
'part of football game' becomes 'inhalf' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'cut'+'inhalf'='CUT IN HALF'

'resulting in' is the link.

Can you help me to learn more?