The word "deflected" is correct and commonly used in written English.
It means to change direction or to cause something to change direction. It can be used in various contexts, such as in a physical sense (e.g. a ball being deflected off a player's foot) or in a metaphorical sense (e.g. a politician deflecting a difficult question). Example: The bullet was deflected by the officer's bulletproof vest.
Valencia had two big chances before half-time but Barragan's curling effort was deflected off Pepe's back for a corner before another deflection left Iker Casillas standing as Andre Gomes's shot came back off the upright but the goalkeeper sprang into action to deny Paco Alcacer on the rebound.
Juventus had several chances to seal the win, with an effort by Tevez being deflected just past the left upright before a great stop from Weidenfeller denied the Argentinian at point-blank range.
After 53 minutes he claimed a hat-trick, crushing a shot from distance that deflected off Depay and went in off the post.
Miller soon saw a shot deflected just wide after a lay-off from Nish, whose header from the resulting corner was parried wide by Crawford.
The Rossoneri scored a second goal midway through the first half, Nigel de Jong's deflected free-kick wrong-footing the hapless Pomini.
Gareth Bale curls in a belting first and a deflected free-kick makes it 2-0.
It was Bale's inswinging free-kick that led to James Collins opening the scoring and the Real Madrid forward also created the second for Sam Vokes to restore Wales's lead, after Ashley Williams had deflected Johann Gudmundsson's shot into his own net midway through the first half.
After Redford had broken free on the left, Campbell Money deflected his cross into the path of an onrushing Ferguson, the striker gleefully knocking the ball into the net.
City won the opening two corners, the second of which yielded nothing after Paul Quinn's header had been deflected to safety from Chris Burke's delivery.
But I am sorry, this will be Swindon's day and in 20 years' time we will look back at this final and say: "Do you remember when Swindon were losing 2-0 against Preston with three minutes remaining and still ended up winning in injury time with a deflected shot going in from 40 yards?" Do you dare to bet against it?
Both sides battled for a winner – Woodrow denied by Carson and McClean seeing a fizzing shot deflected narrowly wide three minutes from the end – but it never materialised and the full-time whistle was met by another chorus of jeers aimed at the Fulham manager despite the point surely guaranteeing their safety.
