against the run of play
If a football team scores a goal against the run of play, they score when the opposing side has been playing better or had more opportunities to score:
West Brom scored against the run of play just before half time.
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Football/soccer
- 18-yard box
- 2 3 5
- 4 3 2 1
- 4 4 2
- 4 5 1
- crossbar
- feint
- game 39
- game ball
- ghost goal
- give-and-go
- goal average
- relegation
- scissor kick
- scrimmage
- seal dribble
- shin guard
- shin pad
- shirt pad
- stoppage
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