soccer crossword puzzle
Across
- 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.
- 5. a person or thing that sweeps.
- 8. A player whose chief duty is to prevent the ball from crossing or entering the goal.
- 9. a punishment imposed or incurred for a violation of law or rule.
- 10. to deliver or serve the ball
- 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.
- 14. a quick public expression of thanks,
- 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:
- 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.
- 18. kick in which the ball is dropped and then kicked before it touches the ground.Compare drop kick, place kick.
- 19. loss, forfeiture, suffering, or the like, to which one subjects oneself by nonfulfillment of some obligation.
- 21. toward or at a place, point, or time in advance; onward; ahead:
Down
- 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.
- 3. A card shown by the referee to a player being cautioned for a violation.
- 4. an enclosed space adjacent to the rink for penalized players, the penalty timekeeper, the game timekeeper, and the official scorer.
- 6. a judge having functions fixed by the rules of the game or sport; umpire
- 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
- 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.
- 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:
- 15. red card shown by the referee to a player being sent off the field for a flagrant violation.
- 20. throw a ball.