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six-yard box
noun
An enclosed area inside the penalty area, extending 6 yards (5.5 metres) from the goal, inside which a goal kick must be taken.
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In the 85th minute, Sinclair missed just wide from the top of the six-yard box.
He had almost reached the six-yard box.
Diame hooks a cross into the six-yard box.
Isco threaded a clever pass inside for Hernández near the corner of the six-yard box.
Obraniak, he of the educated left foot, curls a devilish ball into the six-yard box.
Outside the six-yard box, two players made decoy runs, leaving Drogba all on his own.
From the set piece, Emenike whistles a low ball through the six-yard box.
At the time of these exchanges, there were other players in the six-yard box.
It is that anxiety that flares these days in the six-yard box.
No longer did Boxhall start near to the edge of the six-yard box.
Nakazawa heads the ball towards the right-hand corner of the six-yard box.
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