Cosa (chi) è penalty area - definizione
Penalty area
PART OF AN ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL PITCH
Penalty area (football); Penalty spot; Penalty Area; 18-yard box; Penalty area (association football)
The penalty area or 18-yard box (also known less formally as the penalty box or simply box) is an area of an association football pitch. It is rectangular and extends 16.
penalty area
PART OF AN ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL PITCH
Penalty area (football); Penalty spot; Penalty Area; 18-yard box; Penalty area (association football)
(penalty areas)
In football, the penalty area is the rectangular area in front of the goal. Inside this area the goalkeeper is allowed to handle the ball, and if the defending team breaks a rule here, the opposing team gets a penalty. (mainly BRIT)
= penalty box
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penalty area
PART OF AN ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL PITCH
Penalty area (football); Penalty spot; Penalty Area; 18-yard box; Penalty area (association football)
¦ noun Soccer the rectangular area marked out in front of each goal, within which a foul by a defender involves the award of a penalty kick.
Esempi dal corpus di testo per penalty area
1. The finish from just inside the penalty area was emphatic.
2. "We didn‘t take advantage because we shot too much from outside the penalty area.
3. Andrade was allowed to reach the penalty area before unleashing a swerving shot.
4. "He gave me a fierce pass in the penalty area in my first game.
5. During the same match the whistle blew after some pushing and shoving in the penalty area.