first touch

English

Noun

first touch (plural first touches)

1. (sports) A player's initial contact with the moving ball, used to get the ball under control.
   • 2011 September 24, David Ornstein, “Arsenal 3 - 0 Bolton”, in BBC Sport‎^[1]:

     They might have taken the lead when Gervinho latched on to a Mikel Arteta through ball, only for a heavy first touch to let Jussi Jaaskelainen gather.

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• touch-first