How to Use half volley in a Sentence

half volley

noun
  • Boniek Garcia scored the opener on a half volley in the 30th minute.
    Corey Roepken, Houston Chronicle, 17 Feb. 2018
  • James Ward-Prowse picked up the ball in a pocket of space and set up Tadic, who fired his half volley wide on 18 minutes.
    SI.com, 19 Apr. 2018
  • In the 24th minute the first real opportunity of the match, Spurs' Harry Winks whipped over an inviting cross and Son met it on the half volley.
    SI.com, 13 Dec. 2017
  • In the 77th minute, Ibrahimović scored a stunning, long range half volley, before nodding home the winning goal deep into stoppage time.
    SI.com, 1 Apr. 2018
  • Gattuso's side fell behind to Matteo Politano's half volley but drew level through a thunderous strike from substitute Nikola Kalinic, and pressed late on but couldn't find a second goal.
    SI.com, 9 Apr. 2018

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