dive off his line, smother, get in behind, let off.

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Hyuna27g_

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Hello. I don't get the following words.
To smother:
To be dealt with:
Let-off:
To get in behind:
To dive off his line:

What do they mean?

Romero dives off his line and smothers it before a white shirt can get close to making contact, though.

90+2: Willian's free-kick is dealt with. Chelsea regain possession but it's that man Andy Carroll there with the clearance! [2-1]

59 mins. Let-off. Gomis gets in behind the defence to meet Shelvey's ball but he shoots wide across goal.

Posted : 29/10/2015 11:24 pm

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To smother: This is to cover the ball so that another player cannot touch it - usually a goalkeeper can smother the ball (hold onto it) so that other players cannot reach it.

To be dealt with: Here this means that the defence has cleared the attack (To deal with a problem or danger)

Let-off: A let-off is a lucky escape - (one team should have scored but failed to do so)

To get in behind: This means that an attacker has gone beyond the defence, they are closer to the goal than the defender (and they have the ball).

To dive off his line: When a goalkeeper comes out to stop a forward by diving at their feet

Posted : 08/11/2015 2:46 pm

Hyuna27g_

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Thank you so much, Damian

Posted : 12/11/2015 10:52 am

dive off his line, smother, get in behind, let off.

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