https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/community/football-language-football-language/clipped-hometilted-scorelinecatch/ Learn English Through Football Discussion Board en-GB Sat, 14 Mar 2026 06:22:34 +0000 wpForo 60 https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/community/football-language-football-language/clipped-hometilted-scorelinecatch/#post-266 Thu, 09 Jan 2014 11:09:17 +0000 reduced the arrears - they have closed the gap between the two sides. So for example Arsenal were losing 6-2 against Man City when Mertesacker's late goal made it 6-3 , which reduced the arrears somewhat.]]> Football Language Learn English through Football https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/community/football-language-football-language/clipped-hometilted-scorelinecatch/#post-266 https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/community/football-language-football-language/clipped-hometilted-scorelinecatch/#post-263 Sat, 21 Dec 2013 20:34:47 +0000 Football Language Amadeu https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/community/football-language-football-language/clipped-hometilted-scorelinecatch/#post-263 https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/community/football-language-football-language/clipped-hometilted-scorelinecatch/#post-262 Fri, 20 Dec 2013 11:49:38 +0000 Football Language Amadeu https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/community/football-language-football-language/clipped-hometilted-scorelinecatch/#post-262 https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/community/football-language-football-language/clipped-hometilted-scorelinecatch/#post-261 Thu, 19 Dec 2013 20:58:00 +0000 football.co.uk "Fran Rico clipped Iniesta's heels just inside the area..."]]> Football Language grell https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/community/football-language-football-language/clipped-hometilted-scorelinecatch/#post-261 https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/community/football-language-football-language/clipped-hometilted-scorelinecatch/#post-260 Wed, 18 Dec 2013 23:18:18 +0000 Clipped home is one way of describing a goal being scored. Clipped is similar to dink in that it is one form of taking a shot - usually a first-time shot, while the word 'home' of course refers to the goal. So this phrase means that Fernandinho scored a goal towards the end of the game. Tilted the scoreline here means that the final goal that Toure (The Ivorian player) scored gave the result (scoreline) an unbalanced look, that is, the scoreline did not really reflect the true nature of the game. In the third example you have given I think to catch up with sounds like some form of advertisement for people to watch something they may have missed so that they can be up to date with what has occurred.]]> Football Language Learn English through Football https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/community/football-language-football-language/clipped-hometilted-scorelinecatch/#post-260 https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/community/football-language-football-language/clipped-hometilted-scorelinecatch/#post-18 Wed, 18 Dec 2013 11:08:36 +0000 Football Language Amadeu https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/community/football-language-football-language/clipped-hometilted-scorelinecatch/#post-18