soccer crossword puzzle

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Across
  1. 2. to block or impede the movement or progress of (an opponent having the ball) with the result of depriving the opponent of the ball.
  2. 5. a person or thing that sweeps.
  3. 8. A player whose chief duty is to prevent the ball from crossing or entering the goal.
  4. 9. a punishment imposed or incurred for a violation of law or rule.
  5. 10. to deliver or serve the ball
  6. 12. a direct free kick awarded to the attacking team when a defender last touched a ball that crossed entirely over the goal line, taken from the corner area on the side of the field where the ball went out of play.
  7. 14. a quick public expression of thanks,
  8. 16. illegally beyond a prescribed line or area or in advance of the ball or puck at the beginning of or during play or a play:
  9. 17. a free kick taken by a defensive player after the ball, having last been touched by an offensive player, has gone out of bounds over the goal line.
  10. 18. kick in which the ball is dropped and then kicked before it touches the ground.Compare drop kick, place kick.
  11. 19. loss, forfeiture, suffering, or the like, to which one subjects oneself by nonfulfillment of some obligation.
  12. 21. toward or at a place, point, or time in advance; onward; ahead:
Down
  1. 1. a conical or rectangular projection, usually of hard rubber, or a metal strip with sharp projections, built into or attached to the sole of a shoe to provide greater traction.
  2. 3. A card shown by the referee to a player being cautioned for a violation.
  3. 4. an enclosed space adjacent to the rink for penalized players, the penalty timekeeper, the game timekeeper, and the official scorer.
  4. 6. a judge having functions fixed by the rules of the game or sport; umpire
  5. 7. a free kick awarded for an infraction committed by a defensive player in the penalty area and taken by the offensive player who has been fouled from a point 12 yards (11 meters) directly in front of the goal
  6. 11. kick that puts a stationary ball into play from the center line of the field at the start of a quarter or after a goal has been scored.
  7. 13. to propel or cast in any way, especially to project or propel from the hand by a sudden forward motion or straightening of the arm and wrist:
  8. 15. red card shown by the referee to a player being sent off the field for a flagrant violation.
  9. 20. throw a ball.