How to Use goalmouth in a Sentence

goalmouth

noun
  • Howard dived to push the ball off a post, and the ball bounced across the goalmouth, where it was cleared by Bradley.
    — Ap, USA TODAY, 4 June 2017
  • Bedoya then headed the ball across the goalmouth for Sapong to finish with a header of his own.
    — Jonathan Tannenwald, Philly.com, 28 Apr. 2018
  • Howard dived to push the ball off a post, and the ball bounced across the goalmouth, where it was cleared by Michael Bradley.
    — John Coon, chicagotribune.com, 3 June 2017
  • There was now a cow under the crossbar, nibbling at the grass edging the rutted bald spot of the goalmouth.
    — Colin Barrett, Harper's magazine, 22 July 2019
  • From a goalmouth scrum, Schmaltz fired in a loose puck from the right side of the crease and with Andersen down.
    — USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2018
  • John Klingberg yanked a shot on the power play, missing the inviting goalmouth.
    — Matthew Defranks, Dallas News, 15 Aug. 2020
  • The ball was played back toward the American goal, and Arfield’s low cross went across the goalmouth.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 16 Oct. 2019
  • Gibson teamed with Hardy and Hausinger to score in a goalmouth scramble seconds later.
    — Matt Nevala, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Feb. 2018
  • Goalkeeper Stefan Frei leaped across the goalmouth and got his left hand on the ball, but not enough to keep it out of the net.
    — Mark Moschetti, chicagotribune.com, 26 May 2018
  • Lestina's game-winner was set up when teammate Jenna Fuller sent a shot from the right side across the goalmouth.
    — Gary Larsen, chicagotribune.com, 25 May 2017
  • Messi found him with a pinpoint pass, and then Messi sprinted into the goalmouth to score before anybody could stop him.
    — Rob Hughes, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2016
  • And the visitors piled on the pressure early with Dzeko on hand to tap in an Edin Visca cross across the goalmouth.
    — Emmeline Moore, chicagotribune.com, 11 June 2019
  • On the floodlit pitch a pheasant groomed itself beneath the sagging diagonals of the goalmouth netting.
    — Colin Barrett, Harper's magazine, 22 July 2019
  • But Chicago goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher moved across the goalmouth and made the save on Groom’s shot.
    — kansascity, 9 Sep. 2017
  • When Schuler first started, in-game snow removal involved shoveling at the goalmouth and in front of the benches; now, the crew clears the entire sheet.
    — Julia Stumbaugh, azcentral, 10 July 2019
  • Madrid led in the 23rd minute when center forward Jacobo Ortega scored from a deft flick with his right heel in the goalmouth.
    — ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026
  • San Diego’s Dudinha dribbled down the left sideline before taking a hard right just before the goalmouth.
    — Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Jon Gallagher headed it down in the goalmouth, and Myrto Uzuni bundled it into the net with his chest.
    — David Eckert, Austin American Statesman, 21 Feb. 2026
  • Closely guarded by a defender, Sapong flew to the goalmouth, catching the ball with his right foot to put the Union ahead 2-0.
    — Julia B. Poe, Philly.com, 27 July 2017
  • Within seconds, almost every player in the two squads, including substitutes, had sprinted over to the goalmouth.
    — Jack Lang, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Rogie Vachon, in one wild goalmouth scramble in the Bruins’ net, finally was able to get back upright on skates just when the puck zipped by him for a goal.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 5 June 2021
  • Benn’s shot clanked off Driedger and then a Florida skate before sliding towards the goalmouth, but Driedger keep the puck out with the hook of his goal stick.
    — Matthew Defranks, Dallas News, 13 Apr. 2021
  • Like a wrestling pile-up, bodies were flying everywhere in the six-yard area, trying to get the ball across the line, as the Brighton defence heroically stood strong to block the goalmouth.
    — SI.com, 4 Nov. 2017
  • Left back Jorge Villafana curled a dangerous ball into the box, and Ebobisse rose above everyone to drive it toward the goalmouth.
    — oregonlive, 19 Sep. 2020
  • One of the gutsiest players in Wild history, Eriksson Ek lives his life getting bruised, battered and cross-checked at the goalmouth.
    — Michael Russo, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Or Kristine Lilly, the midfielder who robbed China of victory in extra time by heading a ball out of the goalmouth?
    — Grant Wahl, SI.com, 2 July 2015
  • Bosnia summoned the strength for an equalizer in the 82nd minute, as Dario Dumic capitalized on a goalmouth scramble.
    — Jonathan Tannenwald, Philly.com, 7 Oct. 2017
  • With Marcinkowski well outside of the goalmouth, Asprilla took the rebound and launched the ball over the goalkeeper's head and in for an incredible goal.
    — Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2021
  • The game was one where chances were sparse, and the closest anyone came was when a goalmouth scramble resulted in Brighton 'keeper Matthew Ryan clawing the ball off the line.
    — SI.com, 29 Apr. 2018
  • The Spanish keeper then combined with his heroic defenders to prevent a last-gasp goalmouth scramble from breaking the deadlock, and the game finished as a pulsating draw.
    — SI.com, 3 Nov. 2019

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