nod-back

English

Noun

nod-back (plural nod-backs)

1. (soccer) A soft header played away from the opponent's goal
   • 2022 August 31, Simon Stone, “Manchester City 6-0 Nottingham Forest”, in BBC Sport‎^[1]:

     Haaland was having his shirt pulled as he advanced onto Phil Foden's curling cross for his opener. He was part of a fantastic one-touch passing move for the second which ended with the loose ball from a slide tackle on Foden presenting him with a tap-in. He shrugged opponents out of the way to make sure he was in the right place to head home John Stones' nod-back for his third.