defence-splitting

English

Adjective

defence-splitting (not comparable)

  1. (soccer) Passing between defenders.
    a defence-splitting pass
    • 2025 February 25, Emily Salley, “Wolves 1-2 Fulham: Slow starts sink Pereira's 'sleeping' side”, in BBC‎[1]:
      For both goals, Wolves' backline were caught sleeping. Two defence-splitting passes at the start of each half was all the visitors needed to wrap up all three points at Molineux.
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