air shot
Britishnoun
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Arsenal were ably assisted by Liverpool's own defensive circus, Virgil van Dijk's failure to deal with a simple long ball compounded by keeper Alisson's injudicious rush from goal and an embarrassing air shot that left the outstanding Gabriel Martinelli with a simple finish.
From BBC
None of those doubts went away here, though, as Havertz was anonymous apart from a horrendous early fresh air shot with the goal at his mercy.
From BBC
"Some have effectively taken an air shot," adds Maguire.
From BBC
There was an early penalty claim when Kane hit the ground in the box and then an unusual air shot when just a couple of meters out from goal.
From Seattle Times
Chilwell should have opened the scoring in the opening two minutes but had an air shot at a loose ball, before Chalobah sent a header wide and James saw a free-kick saved.
From BBC
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