One-touch
Meaning in football (soccer), with examples
In football (soccer), one-touch means: Describing play in which the ball is passed or struck with the first contact, without being controlled first.
In Turkish: tek dokunuşlu
How it is used
Use one-touch passing for immediate exchanges; first touch alone often refers to receiving control.
Example sentences
Their one-touch passing moved the ball faster than our midfield could react.
Each receiver releases the ball without an extra controlling touch.
We abandoned one-touch play when the uneven surface made timing difficult.
Immediate contact requires timing that conditions can disrupt.
Common collocations
- one-touch passing
- one-touch finish
- play one-touch football
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