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goalkicking

American  
[gohl-kik-ing] / ˈgoʊlˌkɪk ɪŋ /

noun

  1. Soccer. the skill, method, or practice of kicking the ball so as to score a goal.


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England diced them 27-10 on the opening weekend when George Ford’s sublime goalkicking compensated for playing with 14 men.

From Washington Times Oct. 25, 2023

Farrell's goalkicking, normally so reliable, has also been under scrutiny this season, after he missed four of his six kicks at goal against Wales.

From BBC Mar. 9, 2023

The 2018 world player of the year received a bang to his quad against Scotland last Sunday and ceded goalkicking to scrumhalf Conor Murray.

From Seattle Times Sep. 25, 2019

"When you win by one point goalkicking is pretty important and I thought he was superb again tonight," Chiefs coach Dave Rennie said.

From New York Times Apr. 24, 2016

Tomkins took over the goalkicking duties for another penalty, only to make his only obvious error of the night.

From The Guardian Oct. 2, 2010

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