FOOTBALL VOCABULARY | Baamboozle - Baamboozle | The Most Fun Classroom Games!

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An opener

the first goal of the match

A winner

A goal that defines who wins the match

Cross

a medium to long range pass from a wide area towards the goal

A foul

It happens when a player breaks the rules

Defender

Player who must protect the goal of his team

Dominate possession

to have the ball for most of the time

The shot was off target

the ball did not reach the intended goal

The shot went wide

the player kicked the ball far from the goal

To hit the woodwork

to hit the goal post

Striker of Forward

An attacker player whose primary role is to score goals

Making an effort

making an attempt, trying

An equalizer

a goal that makes the score equal

the game kept me on the edge of my seat

the game made me really nervous, it was really exciting

to be a super sub

a player that can substitute someone very well

Possession

the control of the ball

to nutmeg an opponent

to push the ball between an opponent player and retrieve it from the other side

Goal keeper

a player blocking or intercepting opposing shots on goal

Dribble

A series of tricks and movements to control the ball a push it beyond the opposite player

to have a good engine

to have great endurance

Fullback

A player who helps connect the play between defense and midfield

Pace

how fast the game is played

A game with a high tempo

a game that is moving quickly with energy

Formation

how the players are organized on the field

To have a thunderbolt shot

To have a very powerful and fast shot

to run rings around someone

to be much better that the other players/

Line up

list of players chosen to start the match

the game was a nail-biter

the game made me so nervous I could have bitten my nails off

to park the bus

place a great defence