Sideline, say, going into recount (8)
I believe the answer is:
relegate
'sideline' is the definition.
(I know that sideline is a more specific form of relegate)
'say going into recount' is the wordplay.
'say' becomes 'eg' (both can mean 'for example').
'going into' is an insertion indicator.
'recount' becomes 'relate' (relating is a kind of recounting).
'eg' placed within 'relate' is 'RELEGATE'.
(Other definitions for relegate that I've seen before include "Downgrade" , "Demote" , "Assign to a lower position" , "Put in a lower division" , "Transfer to a lower division" .)