How to Use goal kick in a Sentence

goal kick

noun
  • Pulskamp took a short goal kick and received the ball back.
    — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 1 Mar. 2026
  • There are now five-second countdowns for goal kicks and throw-ins.
    — Russell Lewis, NPR, 12 June 2026
  • Kinsky never rushed to get the ball back into play from goal kicks.
    — Jack Pitt-Brooke, The Athletic, 3 Feb. 2025
  • There was never a shot on goal, never a goal kick, never a punt.
    — Mick McCabe, Detroit Free Press, 12 June 2019
  • Decades later, my opponents have a goal kick.
    — Grace Perry, Outside, 1 Jan. 2026
  • Every throw-in seemed to take an age, and every free kick and every goal kick, too.
    — New York Times, 13 Apr. 2022
  • There are now five-second countdowns for goal kicks and throw-ins to stop time-wasting.
    — Ben Church, CNN Money, 21 June 2026
  • The ball eluded both for a goal kick by Baltgalvis which sealed the outcome.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2024
  • From there, everyone can go deep as his goal kicks are like cannon shots across midfield.
    — Scott Springer, Cincinnati.com, 2 Oct. 2019
  • With a fair wind behind him, a goalkeeper scored direct from a goal kick in a fourth-tier match.
    — Steve Douglas, Star Tribune, 19 Jan. 2021
  • The 5-second rule A team will have 5 seconds for both a throw-in or goal kick.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 3 June 2026
  • As the clock ticked into stoppage time, Cavallini leapt to flick on a goal kick.
    — Jon Arnold, Dallas News, 4 July 2021
  • This goal kick is taken more quickly — 26 seconds after the ball went out of play.
    — Stuart James, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Well, except for who’s going to win the field-goal kicking contest and 40-yard dash.
    — Erin Sorensen, ajc, 6 Sep. 2017
  • That’s the only way to explain a goalkeeper playing a goal kick straight out for a corner.
    — The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2026
  • Extra time looming now, and Subasic is taking his time with the goal kick.
    — Rory Smith, New York Times, 12 July 2018
  • Petrescu awarded a goal kick, but was called to the video monitor near the halfway line and changed the call.
    — Frank Dell’apa, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Sep. 2019
  • Stuver played a goal kick short and got the ball right back to his feet only for Pepi to close him down and nearly take the ball off him.
    — Jon Arnold, Dallas News, 29 Aug. 2021
  • With Highlands leading 2-1, the ball went out of bounds for a Bluebirds goal kick.
    — James Weber, The Enquirer, 16 Oct. 2022
  • With 97 minutes on the clock, one more goal kick followed after a wayward Brighton cross.
    — Stuart James, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
  • If the goal kick is not taken before the end of that countdown, a corner kick will be awarded to the opposing team.
    — Tim Reynolds, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2026
  • Further, a corner kick will be given to the opposing team if a goal kick is not taken at the end of the countdown.
    — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
  • To speed up play, referees can institute a five-second visual countdown on goal kicks and throw-ins.
    — Tim Reynolds, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2026
  • What will happen first during a 10-minute increment — a throw-in, a free kick, a goal kick, something else?
    — New York Times, 26 Mar. 2021
  • Long throws are back in business, passing numbers have fallen, long goal kicks and goals from headers are on the rise, and so are goals from set-pieces.
    — Phil Hay, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
  • In turn, the official says Tim Howard had some goal kicks that wasted more time than Turner.
    — Jake Shapiro, The Denver Post, 5 July 2019
  • This led to the first goal, as a Turner goal kick was flicked on to Penilla, whose cross was cleared out for a corner kick.
    — Hayden Bird, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Feb. 2020
  • The word was heard once, relatively faintly, after a Honduras goal kick.
    — José M. Romero, The Arizona Republic, 24 July 2021
  • No Phoenix player attacks the ball off a Vegas goal kick, letting the Lights win the ball in the air.
    — Theo MacKie, The Arizona Republic, 31 Mar. 2022
  • Twelve of Arsenal’s restarts against Brighton were goal kicks — their highest total this season.
    — Stuart James, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026

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