offside trap

English

Noun

offside trap (usually uncountable, plural offside traps)

1. (soccer) A defensive play intended to catch the attacking team offside, generally in such a way that the defense line suddenly and simultaneously moves forward.

   He managed to beat the offside trap and clinch the winner.

   • 2010 December 28, Kevin Darlin, “West Brom 1 - 3 Blackburn”, in BBC‎^[1]:

     But the visitors started the game in stunning fashion when Morten Gamst Pedersen dinked forward a clever looping pass and Kalinic beat the offside trap, surged into the box and beautifully placed the ball past goalkeeper Scott Carson.

Translations

defensive play

• Catalan: tàctica del fora de joc (ca) f
• Dutch: buitenspelval (nl) f
• Estonian: suluseisulõks (et)
• Finnish: paitsioansa (fi)
• French: piège du hors-jeu m
• German: Abseitsfalle (de) f
• Italian: trappola del fuorigioco
• Portuguese: please add this translation if you can
• Spanish: please add this translation if you can
• Swedish: offsidefälla (sv) c