Soccer vocabulary

This is when a player passes the ball to start the game. The ball has to be on the centre spot for the _____ 

• full time.

• final whistle.

• kick off.

_____ is the end of the 90 minutes of the normal time of the game. But some minutes are usually added on.

• Full time

• Injury time

• Extra time

The goalkeeper was feeling sad because he didn’t ______ the goal.

• dribble

• save

• pass

He ______ the ball into the centre and the striker scored a goal.

• crossed

• pass

• shoot

This is when the referee signals the end of the game. The ref blows the _____ at the end of the game.

• warm up

• final whistle

• kick off

The teams usually do a _____ on the pitch before the game starts.

• warm up

• final whistle

• kick off

The goalkeeper couldn’t catch the ball so he ______ the ball away.

• crossed

• punched

• passed

The striker didn’t ______ when he had the chance and so the team didn’t score a goal.

• pass

• save

• shoot

This is the time added on after full time for interruptions during the game. There are usually three or four minutes of _____

• injury time

• half time

• full time

The tall midfielder jumped up to ______ the ball past the keeper and into the back of the net.

• shoot

• pass

• head