offside trap

English

Noun

offside trap (usually uncountable, plural offside traps)

1. (soccer) A defensive play intended to catch the attacking team offside, generally in such a way that the defense line suddenly and simultaneously moves forward.

   He managed to beat the offside trap and clinch the winner.

   • 2010 December 28, Kevin Darlin, “West Brom 1 - 3 Blackburn”, in BBC‎:

     But the visitors started the game in stunning fashion when Morten Gamst Pedersen dinked forward a clever looping pass and Kalinic beat the offside trap, surged into the box and beautifully placed the ball past goalkeeper Scott Carson.

Translations

defensive play

Catalan: tàctica del fora de joc (ca) f Dutch: buitenspelval (nl) f Estonian: suluseisulõks (et) Finnish: paitsioansa (fi) French: piège du hors-jeu m German: Abseitsfalle (de) f Italian: trappola del fuorigioco Polish: pułapka ofsajdowa f Portuguese: please add this translation if you can Spanish: please add this translation if you can Swedish: offsidefälla (sv) c