evenly matched

:  a person or thing equal or similar to another

:  one able to cope with another

:  an exact counterpart

:  to encounter successfully as an antagonist

:  to set in competition or opposition

:  to provide with a worthy competitor

:  a chemically prepared wick or cord formerly used in firing firearms or powder

:  a short slender piece of flammable material (such as wood) tipped with a combustible mixture that bursts into flame when slightly heated through friction (as by being scratched against a rough surface)