through ball
Noun
Meaning
through ball (plural through balls)
(soccer) A forward pass played between opposition defenders.
through-ball (plural through-balls)
Alternative form of through ball
Alternative names
through-ball
Examples
In another missed opportunity, Chow could not finish a quality chance in the first half after Lozada headed on a through-ball after some nice combination play.
The second goal was scored in the 56th minute of the second half when Manny Acevedo slipped a pass to Ortiz, who turned on the ball and sent a through-ball slicing between China Spring defenders to teammate Angel Escamilla.
Khassal was caught offside in a great one-on-one position latching on to Lewry’s through-ball, the striker unlucky not to grab the opener.
They started well and were rewarded with an early goal when Blake Bishop latched on to a through-ball from Luke Duffett to hit home.