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- adjective
Swinging inward .
Etymologies
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Examples
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The Reading goalkeeper, Adam Federici, presumably distracted by players running across the flight of the ball, fumbled the inswinging free-kick before smothering the danger at the second attempt.
Nottingham Forest 1-0 Reading | Championship match report 2011
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Stevenson rose highest to meet Grainger's inswinging corner six yards out but Csernyanszki should have done better than the weak left hand which allowed the ball to bounce into the net.
Hearts 4 Paks 1 (Hearts win 5-2 on aggregate) | Europa League report 2011
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Friedel could only watch as Young headed Wayne Rooney's astute chip just past the angle but his authority was absolute as he plucked the same player's inswinging corner off the head of the otherwise unchallenged Phil Jones.
Tottenham's Brad Friedel is left naked but outshines David de Gea | Richard Williams 2011
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Diego Forlán's inswinging free kick from the left was headed back across goal by defender Martín Cáceres and midfielder Diego Pérez slid in to score.
Uruguay beat Argentina on penalties to reach last four of Copa América 2011
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Chris Cohen delivered an inswinging centre from the right that Chambers nodded past James almost in slow motion, the ball bobbling towards the far corner with the former England international stranded.
Nottingham Forest 1-0 Bristol City | Championship match report 2011
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The limitations of the visitors meant England's occasionally sloppy passing went unpunished and the only time Butland was give a chance to shine was in the 55th minute, when he reacted smartly to parry a close-range header from Johan Ozkara after an inswinging free-kick by Mirhuseyn Seyidov.
England U21 6-0 Azerbaijan U21 | Euro 2013 qualifier match report 2011
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In the 84th minute Xherdan Shaqiri's inswinging and bouncing cross from the right was headed home by Alexander Frei for a 2-0 lead.
Basel 2-1 Manchester United | Champions League Group C match report 2011
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Ledley rose impressively at Mulgrew's inswinging kick to guide his header home.
Celtic 1-0 Rangers | Scottish Premier League match report 2011
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His side were ahead midway through the first half, Danny Green's inswinging free-kick superbly flicked home by Kermorgant.
Charlton Athletic 2-0 Huddersfield Town | League One match report 2011
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Seeing as how the best part of his game, at this point in his career, is the service he can provide to his teammates with his inswinging crosses from the flank, perhaps it makes sense that Beckham would find himself so at home in the service industry.
David Beckham At Target For Ellen Show: Soccer Icon Shows Funny Side (VIDEO) 2011
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