goalmouth scramblenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈɡəʊl.maʊθ ˌskræm.bəl//ˈɡoʊl.maʊθ ˌskræm.bəl/used, especially in sports reports, to refer to a situation in a football or hockey game in which several attacking players are trying hard to score a goal and several defending players are trying hard to prevent it, directly in front of the goal
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