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penalty corner

British  

noun

  1. Also called: short cornerhockey a free hit from the goal line taken by the attacking side

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South Africa opened the scoring inside six minutes when Kayla de Waal nudged the ball in after a penalty corner.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2024

Bandurak put his side ahead in the first quarter from a penalty corner and they almost added a second soon after when Stuart Rushmere was denied and then Bandurak's follow-up hit a British foot.

From BBC Dec. 17, 2022

But with the Bruins’ offense stalling — Western Branch had just one penalty corner — Yorktown doubled its lead in the final frame.

From Washington Post Nov. 12, 2022

They broke through again nearly six minutes into the second quarter, when sophomore midfielder Alexandra Snyder hammered home a goal on a penalty corner.

From Washington Post Nov. 6, 2022

Australia looked the stronger side after the break but England went close to a third goal through Anna Toman who, from a penalty corner, sent a strike crashing against the post.

From BBC Aug. 7, 2022

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