goal festnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈɡəʊl ˌfest//ˈɡoʊl ˌfest/used, especially in news reports, to refer to a football or hockey game in which a lot of goals are scored:
Germany beat Sweden 5-3 in a thrilling World Cup qualifying goal fest.
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General terms used in ball sports
- aggregate score
- assist
- attack
- back pass
- bobble
- center circle
- chip
- goalless
- holding
- long ball
- man on! idiom
- man-to-man defense
- man-to-man marking
- match ball
- onside
- set piece
- shoot
- sidespin
- unplayable
- wrong-foot
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