noun
definition
The area in front of the goal.
definition
The space between the goalposts through which the ball, puck, etc has to pass in order to score
Examples of goalmouth in a Sentence
In the last five minutes Dean Whittaker scored from a rebound in a goalmouth scramble.
The only goalmouth action in the opening half-hour came from the Italians with 5 efforts at goal without City managing anything.
Goals tend to come from unsightly goalmouth scrambles or weak headers under onrushing keepers.
Six minutes later Wilde followed in his own cross to force the ball home through a goalmouth melee.
Chances were sparse in a second half stalemate, with Barry unable to shake off the shackles despite forcing a couple of goalmouth scares.
Origin ' Route one ' - the long kick upfield followed by a goalmouth scramble is a common but widely derided footballing tactic.
In injury time Hitchin rued yet another missed chance as Lynn somehow kept out a goalmouth scramble.
In fact the whole of the first half was pretty nondescript with goalmouth action at a premium.
Despite all the pressure Swansea failed to snatch an equalizer even after a last-minute goalmouth scramble.