ミドルシュート

noun

mid-range shot; shot from midfield

In soccer, a shot taken from outside the penalty area, typically from a central or slightly wide position. Wasei-eigo; the English equivalent is 'long-range shot' or 'shot from distance'.

wasei-eigo (Japanese-coined English), from middle shoot

• 彼かれはミドルシュートが得とく意いだ。

  He is good at mid-range shots.

• 後こう半はん、ミドルシュートが決きまって同どう点てんになった。

  In the second half, a mid-range shot went in and tied the game.