clean sheet

noun

1. sport an instance of conceding no goals or points in a match or competition (esp in the phrase keep a clean sheet )

Example Sentences

Having suspended French coach Nicolas Dupuis after a five-goal hiding from Senegal last Friday, South Sudan kept a clean sheet in a 0-0 Group B draw with fellow eliminated side Togo.

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And a first clean sheet of the season did not come without its mishaps.

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That first clean sheet is important and if results elsewhere go their way they may enter the international break in the top half of the table.

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If they had a goalscorer I would probably say they would get something, but instead I am going with Palace to keep a clean sheet and to take home the points.

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This was their first clean sheet in 11 games, which is the kind of thing that happens when your goalkeeper doesn't have a save to make.

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