short corner

British

noun

hockey another name for penalty corner

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Against Tottenham, Mainoo created Bryan Mbeumo's opener with a deft pass to the edge of the penalty area with the inside of his right foot after dashing across the goal to meet Bruno Fernandes' short corner.

From BBC

Instead they could try to work an opening after taking a short corner and because it was not directly from the kick, the goal would stand.

From BBC

But the home side equalised on the stroke of half-time courtesy of a rasping long-range drive from Vitinha following a short corner routine.

From Barron's

From the first, in the 84th minute, Arsenal took a short corner before Declan Rice swung the ball into the box.

From BBC

Diego Fagundez took a short corner kick for Marco Reus, who sent in a low cross and Aceves, unfortunately for his team, pushed the ball into his own net to give the Galaxy a 1-0 lead.

From Los Angeles Times

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