scoring chance
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scoring chance
A situation in a ball sport such as soccer, handball, or hockey in which a team has a good opportunity to score a goal.
Der Stürmer vergab in der letzten Minute eine klare Torchance.
The striker missed a clear scoring chance in the last minute.
'Torchance' (scoring chance) is a simple compound made from 'das Tor' (goal) and 'die Chance' (chance). It literally means a chance to score a goal.
In der ersten Halbzeit gab es kaum Torchancen.
In the first half, there were hardly any scoring chances.
In a sports context, 'Torchance' (scoring chance) is often combined with verbs like 'haben' (to have), 'sich erarbeiten' (to create/work out for oneself), 'nutzen' (to make use of), or the opposites 'vergeben' (to squander/miss) and 'verpassen' (to miss).
Die Heimmannschaft konnte ihre vielen Torchancen leider nicht nutzen.
Unfortunately, the home team could not make use of its many scoring chances.
To describe the quality of a scoring chance, adjectives like 'groß' (big), 'riesig' (huge), 'klar' (clear), or colloquially 'hundertprozentig' (one hundred percent) are often used.
Kurz vor Schluss hatte der Stürmer noch eine riesige Torchance.
Shortly before the end, the striker had another huge scoring chance.
