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Lob

Meaning in football (soccer), with examples

nounCommon term

In football (soccer), lob means: A high, arcing kick intended to send the ball over an opponent.

In Turkish: aşırtma

How it is used

A player lobs the goalkeeper or attempts a lob; the target need not be the goal.

Example sentences

  1. The striker's lob sailed over the advancing goalkeeper and into the net.

    Height allows the ball to clear a keeper who has left the goal.

  2. A lob over the full-back released our winger down the flank.

    Here the arcing ball bypasses a defender to reach a teammate.

Common collocations

  • lob the goalkeeper
  • attempt a lob
  • perfectly judged lob
  • shotAn attempt to score by kicking or heading the ball towards the opponents' goal.
  • goalkeeperThe player who defends the goal and is the only one allowed to handle the ball, but only inside their own penalty area.

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