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- used, especially in sports reports, to refer to a situation in a football or hockey game in which several attacking players are trying hard to score a goal and several defending players are trying hard to prevent it, directly in front of the goal
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Jan 5, 2019 · Using it to describe movement infers chaos and loss of control. So a goalmouth scramble is when defenders are desperately trying to clear the ball and attackers are also trying hard to put the ball in the net. No player has control over the ball.
Goalmouth scramble – when multiple players from both teams attempt to gain control of a loose ball in the goalmouth. This often results in a short period of chaotic play involving attackers shooting towards goal and defenders blocking shots, balls ricocheting around the goalmouth, and players falling over. [ 160 ]
Nov 20, 2017 · Slick surfaces, scared refs, skilful players and sophisticated tactics, it seems, have combined to scupper the goalmouth scramble.
Aug 19, 2018 · The greatest soccer goalmouth scramble ever transpired in a 1988 FA Cup match between Blackpool and Manchester City. Manchester City was playing some beautiful stuff long before Pep Guardiola...
But…what is a goalmouth scramble? Before it eventually untangles and resolves itself, a goalmouth scramble represents the ultimate footballing stalemate: one desperate team not quite attacking well enough to score promptly, against another desperate team defending just badly enough to keep the suspense alive.
The World Cup's best bets. This has been a grim start to the tournament for Africa. Consider this so far: Uruguay 1 (injury time) Egypt 0; Iran 1 (late own goal) Morocco 0; Croatia 2 Nigeria 0;...
