back header
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EST 15:06 A slack back header by Michael Doyle at Fratton Park puts Pitmann through, but the striker lifts his shot high over the bar.
From The Guardian • Jan. 19, 2016
A slack back header by Michael Doyle at Fratton Park puts Pitmann through, but the striker lifts his shot high over the bar.
From The Guardian • Jan. 19, 2016
But it was the Rams who broke the deadlock as Martin capitalised on Smith's weak back header to prod the ball into the net to endanger Ipswich's five-match winning streak at home.
From BBC • Jan. 10, 2015
He redefined the notion of the back header, slamming his head backwards to thump the ball into the net.
From The Guardian • May 10, 2013
The nest of tubes consists of several separate elements, each formed by a front and back header made of wrought steel of sinuous form connected by a number of tubes.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" by Various
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