He redirected the ball with a backheel.
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Backheel
Synonyms for "backheel"
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Translations
10 translations across 4 languages.
French
1 entries- talonnade noun (soccer)
Polish
2 entries- piętka noun (soccer)
- zagranie piętą noun (soccer)
Russian
3 entries- уда́р пя́ткой noun (soccer)
- бить по мячу́ пя́ткой verb (to perform a backheel kick)
- уда́рить по мячу́ пя́ткой verb (to perform a backheel kick)
Swedish
4 entries- klack noun (soccer)
- klackspark noun (soccer)
- klacka verb (to perform a backheel kick)
- klacksparka verb (to perform a backheel kick)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
[Bendtner was central to it at all, firstly firing home, via a deflection off Gareth McAuley, after being teed up by Sebastien Larsson's neat backheel, and then a minute later crossing for Elmohamady to head in an equaliser.
Source: wiktionary
Mount’s low cross deflected, Olivier Giroud backheeled for Pulisic and Arsenal’s defenders seemed to react in slow motion.
Source: wiktionary
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