goalkeeping

American  

[gohl-keep-ing] / ˈgoʊlˌkip ɪŋ /

noun

1. Sports. (in soccer, hockey, etc.) the activity or skill of preventing the ball or puck from crossing the goal line.

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Example Sentences

It is not hurting, but I am not going to be solving Scotland's goalkeeping problems anytime soon.

From BBC

Some top goalkeeping to earn them a 2-2 draw.

From BBC

They knew to qualify all they had to do was avoid defeat by a seven-goal margin, which was never on the cards, and might have triumphed if not for some inspired goalkeeping by Manchester United stopper Altay Bayindir.

From Barron's

"She will always be in the history books after becoming the first goalkeeper to win the Euros with England, making that memorable penalty save in the World Cup final, fighting for young girls to buy goalkeeping shirts, and making goalkeeping fun and popular for the next generation," said Williams.

From BBC

You just need to cast your mind back to the Mary Earps goalkeeping shirt debacle -where her 2023 World Cup shirt wasn't on sale to the general public - to understand what owning a jersey in support of your hero means to some football fans.

From BBC