What does fizz mean in this description of the Lyon third goal?
Ada Hegerberg, who fizzes it across the goalline, where Catarina Macario is waiting to poke it in at the back post. BBC
Yes, Hederberg has hit the ball really hard across the 6-yard box to her team mate - she has fizzed the ball. We can fizz a pass into a team mate - a pass that is hit really hard so the defenders cannot get to it. Players can also fizz a shot - again, a really hard shot.
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