der Eckball
Translation
corner kick, corner
Examples
Der Schiedsrichter gab einen Eckball.
The referee gave a corner kick.
Er schießt den Eckball direkt ins Tor.
He's shooting the corner kick directly into the goal.
Grammar Patterns
einen Eckball ((geben)) to award a corner kick The referee gave a corner kick to the home team.
einen Eckball ((schießen/treten)) to take a corner kick The captain will take the corner kick.
Similar Words
Synonyms: Ecke, Eckstoß.
Etymology
A compound word from 'Eck' (corner) and 'Ball' (ball), literally meaning 'corner ball'.
Memory Tips
Picture a soccer ball ('Ball') being kicked from the corner ('Eck') of the field.