Concept cluster: Recreation > Soccer/football and scoring/goals
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.500
n
(sports) An equal number of wins and losses.
11
n
(soccer) A football team of eleven players.
4-4-2
n
(soccer) A popular football formation with 4 defenders, 4 midfielders and 2 strikers.
A
n
(sports) An assist.
attacker
n
(soccer) One of the players on a team in football (soccer) in the row nearest to the opposing team's goal, who are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals.
away goal
n
(sports) A goal scored in an away game.
away goals rule
n
(sports) A rule whereby, in case of an aggregate draw, the team with the most away goals wins.
blood bin
n
(rugby) A temporary substitution for a visibly-bleeding player who must leave the field of play for first-aid treatment.
catenaccio
n
(soccer) A system of defensive play focused on nullifying opponents' attacks and preventing goal-scoring opportunities.
caution
v
(soccer) To give a yellow card
clearance
n
(soccer) The act of kicking a ball away from the goal one is defending.
combine
n
(American football) A Test match in which applicants play in the hope of earning a position on a professional football team.
eighth-man
n
Alternative form of eighthman [(South Africa, rugby) The position of one of the forwards at the rear of a scrum formation who controls the ball at the back of the scrum and links to the back line; number eight.]
false 9
n
Alternative form of false number 9 [(soccer) An unconventional lone striker or centre-forward who drops deep into midfield.]
false number 9
n
(soccer) An unconventional lone striker or centre-forward who drops deep into midfield.
finisher
n
(sports) A player who scores points for their team.
football
n
(figuratively, countable) An item of discussion, particularly in a back-and-forth manner
ghost goal
n
(soccer) An apparent goal in which it is not clear whether or not the ball crossed the goal line.
GK
n
(sports) Initialism of goalkeeper. [(sports) A designated player that attempts to prevent the opposing team from scoring by protecting a goal.]
glut
n
(Britain, soccer) Five goals scored by one player in a game.
go-ahead
adj
(sports, not comparable) Being a score which gives the scoring team or player the lead in the game.
goal
n
(sports) The act of placing the object into the goal.
goal umpire
n
(Australian rules football) A match official who decides when the ball passes between the goal posts (or behind posts) and the score then to be awarded (goal or behind).
goalfest
n
(informal, sports) A game, or part of a game, during which many goals are scored.
half forward
n
(Australian rules football, Gaelic football, hurling) An attacking player who plays between the midfielders and forwards.
half-century
n
(sports) A score of 50 points in a single game.
hit-out
n
(UK, sports) A match or session, particularly for practice.
home
adv
(UK, soccer) into the goal
international rules football
n
A sport created as a mixture of Australian rules football and Gaelic football, to allow international matches between Australia and Ireland.
Joe the Goose
adj
(Australian rules football, of a goal) Scored by a player who has received a handball in the goalsquare and is without an opponent close to them. Often said disparagingly as they are considered by many to be simple goals to score.
kicker
n
(radio, television) A lighthearted or humorous item used to round off a news broadcast.
major score
n
(Canadian football) A touchdown, which scores six points.
man
n
(sports) A player on whom another is playing, with the intent of limiting their attacking impact.
mark
v
(sports) To follow a player not in possession of the ball when defending, to prevent them receiving a pass easily.
match referee
n
(cricket) an administrative official who decides on any penalties for bad conduct etc
og
n
Initialism of own goal. [(sports) A goal that results from a player putting the ball or puck into the goal of their own team; the resulting goal being scored for the opposition.]
open goal
n
(sports) An undefended goal.
opener
n
(sports) The first goal or point scored.
own goal
n
(sports) A goal that results from a player putting the ball or puck into the goal of their own team; the resulting goal being scored for the opposition.
pen
n
(soccer, slang) Penalty.
penalty spot
n
(soccer) a small white spot, painted on the grass, twelve yards in front of the centre of the goal line, from which all penalty kicks are taken
phantom goal
n
(soccer) A ghost goal.
pointscorer
n
(sports) One who scores points.
right-footer
n
A goal kicked with the right foot.
silver goal
n
(soccer) the first goal scored during the first half of extra time; giving victory to the scoring side if this rule is in effect
single
n
(Canadian football) A score of one point, awarded when a kicked ball is dead within the non-kicking team's end zone or has exited that end zone.
six-pointer
n
(soccer) A match between two teams on a similar number of points (in a league using the three points for a win system), such that the difference between a side winning and losing the match is a six-point swing relative to their opponents.
stop
n
(soccer) A save; preventing the opposition from scoring a goal
subs' bench
n
(soccer) substitutes' bench
super-sub
n
(soccer) A substitute that, when substituted in, saves the game, generally by scoring a late equalising or winning goal
three-minute warning
n
(Canadian football) A timeout and warning given to the coaches with three minutes to go before the end of each half; after this point, the clock stops at the end of every play. Analogous to the two-minute warning of American football.
three-pointer
n
(sports) A goal or other means of scoring worth three points.
top bin
n
(soccer, slang) The upper left- or right-hand corner of the goal.
total football
n
(soccer) A tactic in which the outfield players assume different roles during a game, while keeping an organised structure.
touch map
n
(sports) A visual representation of all the places where a given player touched the ball during the game.
video assistant referee
n
(soccer) A football assistant referee who reviews decisions made by the head referee with the use of video footage and a headset for communication.
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