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- noun soccer A quick headed touch to pass to another player.
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Examples
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Rovers very nearly got themselves back into the game within seconds, when Finn ran on to Gary Twigg's flick-on to head towards goal, but Ryzhikov made a fine reaction save to keep his effort out from point-blank range.
Shamrock Rovers 0-3 Rubin Kazan | Europa League Group A match report 2011
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Ronaldo showed expert skills in the 21st minute to draw the teams level, seizing on a Hugo Almeida flick-on before firing into the net from 10 yards.
Lionel Messi eclipses Cristiano Ronaldo as Argentina beat Portugal 2011
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Darryl Murphy's just got on the end of a Tommy Smith flick-on at a corner to put Ipswich Town 2-0 up.8.30pm: Jack Collison takes advantage of typically inept defending in the Ipswich Town penalty area to pull one back for the Championship leaders: Ipswich Town 1-2 West Ham.8.31pm: Liverpool striker Andy Carroll misses from six yards out against Wolves after being teed up by Craig Bellamy.
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Kuyt escaped from Benoît Assou-Ekotto once to a flick-on from Carroll and set up a thwarted shooting opportunity from Charlie Adam as a result before the inevitable substitution arrived.
Luis Suárez back for Liverpool but Dalglish starts with Andy Carroll 2012
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On his instruction, Phil Bardsley shepherded a Cameron Jerome flick-on in to the box just before half-time.
Sunderland's hopes of survival hurt by Birmingham and Simon Mignolet 2011
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Police and stewards intervene to cool it down.47min: Within two minutes of the restart Rooney volleys in via an unintended Jordan Henderson flick-on.
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He had sent Craig Bellamy through for Liverpool's goal with an astute flick-on but that did not suffice on a demoralising evening when his control, shooting and effort was poor.
Andy Carroll pays the price for lone ranger role at Liverpool 2012
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He won the flick-on, knocking it through a gap to Obertan on the right side of the area.
Stoke City v Newcastle United - as it happened | Jacob Steinberg 2011
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ET 27 min: Mweene comes rushing off his line to flap at a Drogba flick-on, with Gervinho trying to head it past him.
Ivory Coast v Zambia - as it happened | Jacob Steinberg 2012
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A near-post flick-on from the corner a routine you don't see so much these days for some reason catches Reina unaware.
Premier League clockwatch – as it happened | Paul Doyle 2011
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