back pass

British  

noun

1. soccer a deliberate pass backwards to the goalkeeper

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Example Sentences

Paris Saint-Germain striker Ramos intercepted a back pass and squeezed home his country's second after rounding Avagyan.

From Barron's

Fair Fight Action CEO Lauren Groh-Wargo told Politico that the challenge would be “permanent” unless Democrats “play offense—redraw where possible, fight back, pass pro-democracy reforms, and hold this corrupted Court accountable.”

From Salon

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