The phrase "ugly game" means a sports match that is not enjoyable to watch because the players are not playing well or there are many mistakes and fouls.
Sentences with «ugly game»
He or she will wax lyrical about how ugly a game is or how pretty it is. (wolfsgamingblog.com)
This is the most beautiful thing to happen in an otherwise ugly game. (sbnation.com)
I'll pass on this one, I don't like ugly games and I don't see why such a heavy one (file size) couldn't have beautiful characters. (gamespot.com)