What does 'rasper' mean in football? - Football Language https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/community/football-language-football-language/rasp-in-rasper/ Learn English Through Football Discussion Board en-GB Tue, 13 Oct 2026 02:27:14 +0000 wpForo 60 RE: Rasp in/rasper https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/community/football-language-football-language/rasp-in-rasper/#post-995 Thu, 08 Jun 2023 20:38:15 +0000 A rasping shot or a rasper is a really hard shot. In the first example, Alexander-Arnold 'rasped in' means that he scored with a really hard-hit shot.

In the second example, Rashford has hit a rasper - again, a really hard shot.

]]> Football Language Learn English through Football https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/community/football-language-football-language/rasp-in-rasper/#post-995 What does 'rasper' mean in football? https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/community/football-language-football-language/rasp-in-rasper/#post-992 Wed, 07 Jun 2023 17:51:21 +0000 What does "rasp in"/"rasper" mean in the following sentences?

The Reds struck twice in the opening six minutes to set the tone for the afternoon, with Luis Diaz heading in from a Roberto Firmino centre before Harvey Elliott swept in with a wonderful first-time effort from the edge of the box soon after.

Trent Alexander-Arnold rasped in a third just before the half-hour mark, finding the top corner from distance, before Firmino nudged in the fourth moments later from a deflected cross.

74 min: It seems baffling that Antonio Conte hasn't made a substitution yet. Hugo Lloris makes his eighth save of the game, getting a mighty left hand behind a Marcus Rashford rasper. United's striker can't believe his shot has been kept out.

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