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back line

noun

  1. (in some team sports) the defensive players considered as a unit
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Panama took a defensive posture from the start, playing with a five-man back line and crowding the midfield with four more, generating what little offense it produced on the counterattack.

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A mixup in the back line allowed top scorer Gavin Allegaert to slip behind the defense in the penalty area and send a strike into the upper left corner of the goal with 20:53 remaining.

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"At the age of 19, with only 22 senior appearances at Palmeiras behind him, it is difficult to see Reis as anything other than a player for the future, even though he has the capability to play across the back line," said BBC journalist Stone.

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Rabinovitch’s footwork and physicality were a problem for Birmingham, exposing a weakness in the Patriots’ defensive back line.

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Gallagher’s first tally came in the 15th minute after he slipped past the back line and fired a low drive that skipped between the legs of goalkeeper Maizcer Villalobos.

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