offside trap

English

Noun

offside trap (usually uncountable, plural offside traps)

(soccer) A defensive play to catch the attacking side offside
he managed to beat the offside trap and clinch the winner.
- 2010 December 28, Kevin Darlin, “West Brom 1 - 3 Blackburn”, in BBC‎:
  But the visitors started the game in stunning fashion when Morten Gamst Pedersen dinked forward a clever looping pass and Kalinic beat the offside trap, surged into the box and beautifully placed the ball past goalkeeper Scott Carson.

Translations

defensive play

Catalan: tàctica del fora de joc (ca) f
Finnish: paitsioansa
French: piège du hors-jeu m

German: Abseitsfalle (de) f
Italian: trappola del fuorigioco
Swedish: offsidefälla (sv) c

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