Row right after match (4)
I believe the answer is:
tier
'row' is the definition.
(tier is a kind of row)
'right after match' is the wordplay.
'right' becomes 'r' (common abbreviation).
'after' says to put letters next to each other.
'match' becomes 'tie' (I've seen this before).
'r' after 'tie' is 'TIER'.
(Other definitions for tier that I've seen before include "Level within hierarchy" , "Wedding cake layer" , "one doing Bond" , "Rite about layer" , "Bank - row" .)