free kick
nounDefinition of free kick
: a kick (as in football, soccer, or rugby) with which an opponent may not interfere
especially
: such a kick in any direction awarded because of an infraction of the rules by an opponent
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Despite the disadvantage, Legion FC held strong and escaped the final 12 minutes and a free kick from Ottawa in the 93rd minute to come away with the tie. — Cheryl Wray, al, "Birmingham Legion FC plays scoreless draw at Ottawa," 2 Aug. 2019 Oh, the Hobart Youth Soccer Club and Fields has its headquarters about a Mo Salah free kick to the east of North Liverpool Road, which hugs the Gordon & Faith Greiner Nature Preserve on its way out of town. — Mike Berardino, Indianapolis Star, "Liverpool FC is coming to Indiana this week — but we've had a Liverpool before," 16 July 2019 Former Lion Guarascio scored the second goal via a header off a corner kick and ODell made the third goal via a free kick from outside the box. — Alvaro Montano, Houston Chronicle, "Area soccer players experience success at Almeyda FC," 5 July 2019 Reign forward Ifeoma Onumonu, who was waived by the Thorns in May, managed to tap the ball out toward the top of the box after a Reign free kick in the 55th minute. — Jamie Goldberg, oregonlive.com, "Portland Thorns suffer 1-0 loss to rival Reign FC at Providence Park," 5 July 2019 Harvey opened the scoring, heading in a long Vela free kick in the 23rd minute for his first goal in nearly three years. — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, "LAFC’s season of dominance continues in victory over Red Bulls," 11 Aug. 2019 Minnesota forward Darwin Quintero scored on a penalty kick in the 22nd minute Wednesday after Timbers center back Claude Dielna committed a hand ball in the box while trying to block his face on a free kick. — Jamie Goldberg, oregonlive.com, "Portland Timbers ousted by Minnesota United in semifinals of U.S. Open Cup," 7 Aug. 2019 The 16-year-old midfielder stepped up to his free kick as FC Dallas faced Real Salt Lake, shooting from just inside the halfway mark. — Michael Shapiro, SI.com, "Special Olympics Athlete Caden Benson Scores Impressive Free Kick for FC Dallas," 28 July 2019 Benfica midfielder Pizzi drove through the middle of the field in the 67th minute, then had his free kick knocked out for a corner. — Frank Dell’apa, BostonGlobe.com, "Benfica at home in Foxborough with victory over Milan," 28 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'free kick.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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