How to Use free kick in a Sentence
free kick
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Kirtland took early control thanks to a free kick in the box.
— cleveland, 13 Nov. 2020 -
Holy Cross’ lone goal came in the 37th minute off a free kick by Stephen Treadaway.
— Joseph Halm, NOLA.com, 23 Nov. 2020 -
Centerville came close to tying it soon after that, as a free kick found the head of an Elks player a couple of feet from the goal.
— James Weber, Cincinnati.com, 8 Nov. 2020 -
Captain Nani pushed the Lions ahead 2-1 with a direct free kick in the 61st minute.
— Julia Poe, orlandosentinel.com, 10 Nov. 2020 -
Well … Abilene Christian got the ball on the ensuing free kick and started marching down the field.
— Michael Rand, Star Tribune, 24 Nov. 2020 -
Eberechi Eze set up Scott Dann for the opener and then scored himself off a free kick to put the hosts 2-0 ahead.
— Steve Douglas, Star Tribune, 7 Nov. 2020 -
The team led 2-1 after a free kick from captain Nani gave the Lions the lead in the 61st minute.
— Julia Poe, orlandosentinel.com, 8 Nov. 2020 -
With 23 seconds left, the Dons had a free kick from midfield with everybody crashing the penalty area.
— Glenn Graham, baltimoresun.com, 14 Nov. 2020 -
Dominican answered quickly when Ferrier scored on a 25-yard free kick over the wall and into the back of the net for a 1-0 lead.
— Joseph Halm, NOLA.com, 18 Nov. 2020 -
However, just 13 minutes into the game, Zchuppe scored off of a free kick with the assist from Giulana Vladic to take the lead.
— Scott Springer, The Enquirer, 13 Nov. 2020 -
The decision to take a safety and the subsequent free kick by Zuerlein resulted in a near recovery by the Cowboys.
— Dallas News, 2 Nov. 2020 -
Defender Jose Aja got one back with his first goal as a Loon, flicking with his foot a curving Reynoso free kick into the 18-yard box.
— Jerry Zgoda, Star Tribune, 4 Nov. 2020 -
Perhaps her biggest goal came on a 32-yard free kick to seal a 2-0 win over then-undefeated Valparaiso in the sectional final.
— Cj Peters, chicagotribune.com, 17 Nov. 2020 -
Second-half substitute Daniel James finally put the match to bed in stoppage time after Deniz Turuc scored a free kick to give the visitors a sense of hope.
— Ben Church, CNN, 25 Nov. 2020 -
The last goal came off of a free kick to the left of the goal.
— Mike Frainie, Baltimore Sun, 11 Sep. 2023 -
In the 17th minute at San Siro, Giroud’s free kick struck the wall.
— Emmet Gates, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2022 -
Arango’s goal came off a free kick that was curled to the back post.
— Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 5 May 2024 -
Asante gave Phoenix a 1-0 lead in the 31st minute on a free kick at the top of the area.
— Arizona Republic, The Arizona Republic, 28 June 2021 -
The goal by Evans came on a free kick from about 40 yards out.
— Chris Dabe, NOLA.com, 4 Feb. 2021 -
The Thorns came closest to scoring in the first half on a free kick in the 22nd minute.
— oregonlive, 19 Aug. 2021 -
Rashford buried the free kick past the flailing arms of Ward: 1–0.
— Ed Caesar, The New Yorker, 29 Nov. 2022 -
The winning play came from a free kick from 25 yards out.
— James Weber, The Enquirer, 14 Nov. 2021 -
Hebron’s first goal came in the 26th minute off a free kick.
— Jacob Calvin Meyer, baltimoresun.com, 7 Oct. 2021 -
The Chiefs also missed on a free kick shot that sailed over the net with 1:45 left.
— Alex Kushel, sun-sentinel.com, 26 Feb. 2021 -
Rubio’s goal came in the 30th minute on a free kick from about 20 yards out.
— oregonlive, 30 Apr. 2022 -
With the match tied at 0-0, Racing was awarded a free kick in the 25th minute.
— Brooks Holton, The Courier-Journal, 19 May 2022 -
The tying goal came in the final seconds of the first half off a free kick.
— Joseph Halm, NOLA.com, 23 Jan. 2021 -
Sunshine Fontes laced a free kick inches shy of finding the goal in the 13th.
— Em Adler, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2022 -
Diego de la Cruz served a free kick into the heart of the penalty area.
— Steven Goff, Washington Post, 2 July 2024 -
His first goal was a header off a curling Julian Gressel free kick in the 53rd minute.
— Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 18 July 2024
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