goalmouth
noun
goal·mouth
ˈgōl-ˌmau̇th 
: the area directly in front of the goal (as in soccer or hockey)
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San Diego’s Dudinha dribbled down the left sideline before taking a hard right just before the goalmouth.
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Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
Madrid led in the 23rd minute when center forward Jacobo Ortega scored from a deft flick with his right heel in the goalmouth.
—ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026
Gyokeres had been anonymous to this point, and was most visible when clearing balls from Sweden’s own box — but after Ayari and Lucas Bergvall both went close in a goalmouth scramble, the Arsenal striker used his strength to chest down the ball before blasting it into the roof of the net.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2026
Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar stumbled, springing a 2-on-1 break with Boldy feeding a cross-ice pass to Marcus Johansson, whose wrist shot hit the left post, then got a piece of the goalie before a Colorado defender swatted it away from the goalmouth.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 27 Feb. 2026
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Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
Madrid led in the 23rd minute when center forward Jacobo Ortega scored from a deft flick with his right heel in the goalmouth.
—ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026
Gyokeres had been anonymous to this point, and was most visible when clearing balls from Sweden’s own box — but after Ayari and Lucas Bergvall both went close in a goalmouth scramble, the Arsenal striker used his strength to chest down the ball before blasting it into the roof of the net.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2026
Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar stumbled, springing a 2-on-1 break with Boldy feeding a cross-ice pass to Marcus Johansson, whose wrist shot hit the left post, then got a piece of the goalie before a Colorado defender swatted it away from the goalmouth.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 27 Feb. 2026
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“Goalmouth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goalmouth. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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