first touch
English
editNoun
editfirst touch (plural first touches)
- (sports) A player's initial contact with the moving ball, used to get the ball under control.
- 2011 September 24, David Ornstein, “Arsenal 3 - 0 Bolton”, in BBC Sport[1]:
- They might have taken the lead when Gervinho latched on to a Mikel Arteta through ball, only for a heavy first touch to let Jussi Jaaskelainen gather.