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- adverb on the
side nearest thegoal
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Examples
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Tevez may have got lucky because two Mexican defenders had just about overtaken him by the time he headed the ball, meaning that, even though he was goalside of Pérez, he still may have been technically onside at the point of contact, though he was a mile off when Messi played the ball to him.
World Cup 2010: Carlos Tevez drives Argentina to victory over Mexico Paul Wilson at Soccer City 2010
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Identify that player and explain that he should first stay between the wing and the goal goalside.
Coaching Kids to Play Soccer Jim San Marco 2007
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Identify that player and explain that he should first stay between the wing and the goal goalside.
Coaching Kids to Play Soccer Jim San Marco 2007
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Identify that player and explain that he should first stay between the wing and the goal goalside.
Coaching Kids to Play Soccer Jim San Marco 2007
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Lee had got goalside of Koscielny but could only nod comfortably wide.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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Gary Taylor-Fletcher's head-on found Campbell and the striker muscled himself goalside of Gretar Steinsson before expertly side-footing the ball while unbalanced past Jussi Jaaskelainen.
BBC News - Home 2011
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He's got goalside of debutant Ignasi Miquel but Koscielny is covering well.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph Telegraph Staff 2012
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He's got goalside of debutant Ignasi Miquel but Koscielny is covering well.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph Telegraph Staff 2012
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The Magpies led by one point from the fifth to seventh minutes of the first term and stayed behind Adelaide until the 19th minute of the last term when Travis Cloke's set shot from the boundary was rushed off a goalside pack.
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In fairness to Ryan Shawcross, when Shaun Wright-Phillips got goalside of him from Stephen Ireland's pass he was probably offside as well.
The Guardian World News Paul Wilson 2010
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