corner kick
noun
: a free kick from a corner of a soccer field awarded to an attacker when a defender plays the ball out-of-bounds over the end line
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Australia took an early lead in the 16th minute when Harry Souttar scored on a corner kick.
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Abraham Nudelstejer, Dallas News, 10 Sep. 2023
Petty scored on another corner kick that deflected off a Spalding defender at the near post.
—Glenn Graham, Baltimore Sun, 31 Aug. 2023
The game ended in a 1-1 draw: Horan’s second half aerial goal, off a Rose Lavelle corner kick, deadlocked the game in the 62nd minute.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 27 July 2023
Colorado threatened first in the 23rd minute when Connor Ronan delivered the first corner kick of the night into the box and defender Lalas Abubakar headed it toward the right corner of the goal.
—Mitchell Forde, oregonlive, 5 July 2023
From the beginning a month ago to the end Sunday when Spanish goalkeeper Cata Coll pulled down England’s last-gasp corner kick after nearly 15 minutes of stoppage time, this Women’s World Cup was extraordinary and enthralling.
—John Powers, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Aug. 2023
Sweden substitute Rebecka Blomqvist tied the score at 1-1 in the 88th minute, only to have Spanish fullback Olga Carmona receive a short corner kick and blast it into the goal off the underside of the crossbar a minute later.
—Harold Maass, The Week, 16 Aug. 2023
But with the game appearing to be headed to overtime, Carmona scored off a corner kick, settling the ball with her first touch before firing it into the net.
—Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 16 Aug. 2023
Horan was still complaining to the referee about it when Rose Lavalle lined up to take a corner kick.
—USA TODAY, 27 July 2023
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Abraham Nudelstejer, Dallas News, 10 Sep. 2023
Petty scored on another corner kick that deflected off a Spalding defender at the near post.
—Glenn Graham, Baltimore Sun, 31 Aug. 2023
The game ended in a 1-1 draw: Horan’s second half aerial goal, off a Rose Lavelle corner kick, deadlocked the game in the 62nd minute.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 27 July 2023
Colorado threatened first in the 23rd minute when Connor Ronan delivered the first corner kick of the night into the box and defender Lalas Abubakar headed it toward the right corner of the goal.
—Mitchell Forde, oregonlive, 5 July 2023
From the beginning a month ago to the end Sunday when Spanish goalkeeper Cata Coll pulled down England’s last-gasp corner kick after nearly 15 minutes of stoppage time, this Women’s World Cup was extraordinary and enthralling.
—John Powers, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Aug. 2023
Sweden substitute Rebecka Blomqvist tied the score at 1-1 in the 88th minute, only to have Spanish fullback Olga Carmona receive a short corner kick and blast it into the goal off the underside of the crossbar a minute later.
—Harold Maass, The Week, 16 Aug. 2023
But with the game appearing to be headed to overtime, Carmona scored off a corner kick, settling the ball with her first touch before firing it into the net.
—Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 16 Aug. 2023
Horan was still complaining to the referee about it when Rose Lavalle lined up to take a corner kick.
—USA TODAY, 27 July 2023
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First Known Use
1882, in the meaning defined above
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corner kick
noun
: a free kick from a corner of a soccer field awarded to an offensive player when a defender plays the ball out-of-bounds over the end line
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