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Shot

Meaning in football (soccer), with examples

/ʃɑːt/nounCore term

In football (soccer), shot means: An attempt to score by kicking or heading the ball towards the opponents' goal.

In Turkish: şut, vuruş

How it is used

Statistics count shots and shots on target. A player takes, has or fires a shot; a goalkeeper saves or parries it. A long-range shot comes from outside the penalty area, and a shot can be blocked by a defender.

Example sentences

  1. We had fifteen shots but only three on target.

  2. Take the shot early if the keeper is off his line!

Common collocations

  • take a shot
  • shot on target
  • long-range shot
  • blocked shot
  • goalA point scored when the whole ball crosses the goal line between the posts and under the crossbar; also the frame with a net that teams try to put the ball into.
  • saveA goalkeeper's action of stopping a shot or header from going in by catching, blocking or pushing the ball away.
  • headerA shot or pass made by hitting the ball with the head, usually with the forehead.
  • scoreTo get a goal by putting the ball into the opponents' net. As a noun, the score is the number of goals each team has at a given moment.

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