first touch

English

Noun

first touch (plural first touches)

  1. (sports) The first touch of the ball, used to get the ball under control.
    • 2011 September 24, David Ornstein, “Arsenal 3 - 0 Bolton”, in BBC Sport‎:
      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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