Meanings
present singular third person finds the net · participle present finding the net · participle past found the net · past found the net
- idiomaticball gamesto score a goal
It is testimony to QPR's spirit then that it was they who next found the net as Bothroyd's goalbound header from an Armand Traore cross ultimately found the net courtesy of the back of Helguson, who was on the goalline but - despite the protestations of a number of City players - not offside.
2011 November 5, Phil Dawkes, “QPR 2 - 3 Man City”, in BBC Sport
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