touchline

Converse of object

• hug: Could Carrick carry the United midfield on his own in a 4-4-2 with two wingers hugging the touchlines?
• cross: Answer 4: Referees generally allow some leeway in relation to where the ball actually crossed the touchline.
• leave: With less than an hour gone Rory went into a challenge near the left touchline just inside the United half.
• reach: The winger must try to reach the touchline without being tackled.
• patrol: Most Referees like to keep their Assistant Referees patrolling the same touchline in both halves of the game.
• run: The Assistant Referees will be asked to run respective touchlines, depending on which diagonal the Referee runs during a game.

Noun used with modifier

• wing: Red attacker No. 7 is attacking down the left wing touchline and shoots the ball toward the defending teams ' goal.
• match: Stan had words with Knight that subsequently brought about a two match touchline ban.

Adjective modifier

• near: All the facilities are along the near touchline, with a few steps leading up to the pitch.
• left: A free hit on the right of the South circle saw him dawdling near the left touchline, 30 yards from goal.
• opposite: The opposite touchline has the main stand running along three quarters of the area, with the remaining area open standing.
• far: A seemingly wayward cross from the left drifted toward the far touchline.
• right: His kick down the right touchline was chased by Evans.
• other: The other touchline has cover in the central area ( either side of halfway line ) with open standing on the remainder.

Modifies a noun

• conversion: Jeremy Staunton's touchline conversion pulled the gap back to just five points.
• ban: Stan had words with Knight that subsequently brought about a two match touchline ban.
• attempt: However, Brough's touchline conversion attempt went across the face of the goal.

Preposition: in

• half: No doubt you saw the fracas I had on the touchline in the second half last night.
• minute: A free-for-all on the touchline in the 11th minute led to Alan Tate and Tony Craig receiving yellow cards from referee Bill Jocelyn.