reverse pass

English

Noun

reverse pass (plural reverse passes)

  1. (soccer) A pass in which the player runs in the opposite direction to where he passed.
    • 2011 December 7, David Ornstein, “FC Basel 2 - 1 Man Utd”, in BBC Sport‎[1], archived from the original on 9 January 2012:
      That seemed to inject life into United, and Rooney was denied by goalkeeper Yann Sommer from a Giggs reverse pass before seeing a penalty shout turned down.
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