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back line
noun
- (in some team sports) the defensive players considered as a unit
Example Sentences
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.
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.
"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.
Rabinovitch’s footwork and physicality were a problem for Birmingham, exposing a weakness in the Patriots’ defensive back line.
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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