diving header

English

Noun

diving header (plural diving headers)

(soccer) A ball struck near ground level by the head of a diving player.
- 2011 April 10, Alistair Magowan, “Aston Villa 1 - 0 Newcastle”, in BBC Sport‎:
  To that end, the home supporters were in good voice to begin with, but it was Newcastle who started the game in the ascendancy, with Barton putting a diving header over the top from Jose Enrique's cross.

Translations

ball

Dutch: duikkopbal c
French: tête plongeante m
German: Flugkopfball (de) m

Polish: szczupak (pl) m, strzał szczupakiem m
Swedish: slängnick c

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