Meaning of goalframe | Babel Free

Definitions

The structure of the goal, generally consisting of two goalposts and a crossbar.

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Examples

“Certainly, no one used the goalframe to his advantage more than Orr, especially when penalty-killing.”

“It actually overstepped the mark because with stoppage time approaching several fans came onto the pitch and even dislodged the goalframe to my left in premature celebration.”

“Had the goalframe been round in cross section, as was common in France, rather than square as it was in Glasgow, Jacques Santini's thirty-ninth minute header would–St Etienne insisted–have cannoned in rather than out and they would have taken the lead.”

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