Idiom
near post
Meaning
The goalpost nearest from which a cross is made.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The striker scored with a quick shot at the near post.”
“The winger crossed the ball low, finding his teammate waiting right at the near post.”
“With the goalkeeper positioned to cover the center of the goal, the forward cleverly flicked the ball into the net at the near post.”
Examples
simple
“The striker scored with a quick shot at the near post.”
contextual
“The winger crossed the ball low, finding his teammate waiting right at the near post.”
complex
“With the goalkeeper positioned to cover the center of the goal, the forward cleverly flicked the ball into the net at the near post.”
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