late tackle

      English

      Noun

      late tackle (plural late tackles)

      1. (soccer) A mistimed attempt to take the ball of an opposing player that results in the tackler making contact with the player and not the ball
        • 2011 November 11, Rory Houston, “Estonia 0-4 Republic of Ireland”, RTE Sport:
          Stepanov was then booked for a late tackle on Andrews and that would late prove very costly.
        • 2011 September 18, Phil McNulty, “Man Utd 3 - 1 Chelsea”, BBC Sport:
          Javier Hernandez's attempts to turn in the rebound were foiled by Ashley Cole's reckless late tackle - which left the England defender fortunate to receive only a yellow card from referee Phil Dowd and United puzzled that they were not awarded a second penalty.
      Last modified on 6 June 2013, at 14:05