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Perceived well-being (fatigue, sleep quality, general muscle soreness, stress levels, and mood), total quality of recovery, and countermovement-jump flight time were measured on match days 1 and 2, 1 d posttournament, and 2 d posttournament. Total distance; low-, moderate-, and high-intensity running; and physical contacts during matches were derived from global positioning system\u2013based time\u2013motion analysis and video-based notational analysis, respectively. Internal match load was calculated by session rating of perceived exertion and playing time (rating of perceived exertion\u2009\u00d7\u2009duration). <jats:italic><jats:bold>Results<\/jats:bold>:<\/jats:italic> Well-being (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u2009.001), fatigue (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u2009.001), general muscle soreness (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u2009.001), stress levels (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u2009.001), mood (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009.005), and total quality of recovery (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u2009.001) were significantly impaired after match day 1 and did not return to baseline values until 2 d posttournament. More high-intensity running was related to more fatigue (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009\u2212.60, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009.049) and a larger number of physical contacts with more general muscle soreness (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009\u2212.69, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009.013). <jats:italic><jats:bold>Conclusion<\/jats:bold>:<\/jats:italic> Perceived well-being and total quality of recovery were already impaired after match day 1, although performance was maintained. 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