Match level, wanting run at the end (3)
I believe the answer is:
tie
'match' is the definition.
(tie can mean a sporting fixture)
'level wanting run at the end' is the wordplay.
'level wanting run at' becomes 'ti' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'end' says to take the final letters.
The last letter of 'the' is 'e'.
'ti'+'e'='TIE'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for tie that I've seen before include "Gentleman's item of clothing" , "Encumbrance" , "Level result" , "Get even" , "Draw - connection" .)