Try this code:
preg_match('/[a-zA-Z]+<\/a>.$/', $lastgame, $match);
print_r($match);
Using /
as a delimiter means you also need to escape it here, like so: <\/a>.
UPDATE
preg_match('/<a.*<a.*>(.*)</', $lastgame, $match);
echo'['.$match[1].']';
Might not be the best way...