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goalmouth

Noun

Meaning

(sports) the area immediately in front of the goal

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He is interested in the feelings of the squash ball, and of the champagne bottle that launches the ship. In a football match his sympathy is not with either of the teams but with the ball, or, in a match ending nil-nil, with the hunger of the goalmouth. Alan Bennett

A late goalmouth conversion by freshman left wing Robert Mastrosimone at 18:18 of the third period had capped a furious three-goal, third period comeback appeared to hand Boston University a thunderous victory. Source: Internet

But Paulo Fonseca’s hosts produced a reaction after the interval, striker Edin Dzeko hitting the post moments before a video assistant referee review found Sandro to have handled amid a goalmouth scramble. Source: Internet

But there was a similar dearth of goalmouth action. Source: Internet

Fulham started brightly but that initial good work was undone by sloppy defensive work as Arsenal’s new signing Willian set up the Frenchman in a goalmouth scramble for his ninth-minute strike. Source: Internet

A superb angled ball from Carlus McWilliams into the goalmouth was flicked to the net by Mark Lynch. Source: Internet

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