strike partner
English
[edit]Noun
[edit]strike partner (plural strike partners)
- (soccer) A fellow striker.
- The striker crossed the ball into the area and found his strike partner Jones, who headed it into the net.
- 2011 January 5, Saj Chowdhury, “Newcastle 0 - 0 West Ham”, in BBC[1]:
- Barton played an important role in both strikes, finding the front two with raking past from just beyond the Newcastle area before feeding in Lovenkrands with a quick free-kick who in turn found his strike partner.