near post
noun1
Ball games, Games, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Soccer, Sports Idiomatic The goalpost nearest from which a cross is made.
- This was a small element of a remarkably assured performance that started with a crucial early save from Christian Pulisic and also saw him deny Chelsea a last-gasp win with a near-post block from Romelu Lukaku in the closing seconds of extra time.2022 February 27, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea 0-0 Liverpool”, in BBC Sport:
- Antonyms
- far post