goalkeeping

American

[gohl-keep-ing] / ˈgoʊlˌkip ɪŋ /

noun

Sports. (in soccer, hockey, etc.) the activity or skill of preventing the ball or puck from crossing the goal line.

Example Sentences

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United's goalkeeping scout Tony Coton pushed for Lammens' signing - against the wishes of Ruben Amorim, who had wanted to bring in World Cup winner Emi Martinez from Aston Villa.

From BBC

Hellebuyck kept out Mitch Marner from close range with a stunning piece of goalkeeping, before Nathan MacKinnon somehow swept wide of an open goal at the back post.

From BBC

And Craig Mawson - the goalkeeping coach.

From BBC

A dipping header from Rasmus Kristensen gave Frankfurt an early lead but Ermedin Demirovic pounced on a goalkeeping error and Undav's deflected effort helped Stuttgart wrestle back control of the match before half-time.

From Barron's

It is not hurting, but I am not going to be solving Scotland's goalkeeping problems anytime soon.

From BBC

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