back pass
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Paris Saint-Germain striker Ramos intercepted a back pass and squeezed home his country's second after rounding Avagyan.
From Barron's
Guiu ruthlessly capitalised on Darragh Burns' loose header to open the scoring before intercepting Daniel Cleary's under-hit back pass and finishing from the tightest of angles for his second goal, which restored Chelsea's lead after Markus Poom's equaliser.
From BBC
Manchester City striker Khadija Shaw was gifted a chance to make it 1-0 in the first half when Sandy Baltimore's wayward back pass played her in, but the WSL's top-scorer did not take the opportunity.
From BBC
Josko Gvardiol was quicker to the ball, but his headed back pass went over the onrushing City goalkeeper Stefan Ortega to leave Garnacho with an open net to tap home.
From Seattle Times
A failed back pass from Roma right back Rick Karsdorp under pressure from Alex Grimaldo on the left flank resulted in a 3-on-1 for Leverkusen.
From Seattle Times
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