Kick (a ball) with the inside of the foot, especially in soccer.
‘he was on hand to side-foot it past the goalkeeper’
‘Cooper then side-footed the ball past Thornley from the penalty spot to give Prescot the lead.’
‘When the ball was swept out of defence, the ubiquitous Kabba was on hand to hare away from Jaime Peters and Naylor, side-footing the ball past the advancing Price.’
‘Fellow Frenchman Patrick Vieira made 2-1 in the 66th, running from midfield to side-foot the ball into the net.’
‘This time Hamilton ran through a statuesque Town defence to side-foot the ball past a helpless O'Hare.’
‘Mark Dobie latched onto a long ball from midfield and easily side-footed it past Martin Pirie from close range.’
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