Sentence examples for off his defender from inspiring English sources

Connor said the decision to send off his defender was harsh, given there was no intent to foul the Arsenal winger.

The first of Arnautovic's disallowed goals preceded a chance for Diouf to equalise, but after the substitute had shaken off his defender he saw his header rebound to safety off the inside of the post.

Almost immediately Julio Cesar produced one of several outstanding saves, this time off his own defender, Nedum Onuoha, which rather summed up the game.

Ball comes off his shin, defender misjudges a ball or falls over, a long ball to him is massively overhit but his ridiculous speed allows him to retrieve it, nothing that involves any actual skill.

Newport's manager said "the gloss was taken off" by his defender Byron Anthony suffering a double fracture of his right leg in a challenge involving Iñigo Calderón, who was sent off.

He is continuing attempts to sign Shaun Wright-Phillips from Manchester City while also trying to fend off interest in his defender Gary Cahill during what he expects to be a frenzied final three weeks before the transfer window closes.

Brown then made his presence felt, blasting an overhand crank shot from the right side off a restart then losing his defender off a switch and delivering a left-handed laser that made it 5-2 with 11 03 to go in the second period.

Twice he forced the Thunder to have a help defender cut off his lane to the basket, leaving shooters — Boris Diaw for a 3 and Duncan — open for jumpers.

With an election in the offing, and the Tories making much of the running on bank bonuses, Brown needs to shrug off his reputation as the staunch defender of the City, and show that he "gets" the public's fury about the activities of the banks.

Marvin McNutt, Iowa: McNutt frequently moves his head and shoulders heading into his breaks and he inadvertently tipped off his change of direction to defenders repeatedly.

After 15 h4, Deep Junior 6 erred with 15... Nd2 16 Bd2, trading off his best defender for his opponent's backward knight.