Goalkeeper stopped the shot.

Meaning: The goalkeeper in soccer successfully prevented the ball from entering the goal.

Choice of Words: Goalkeeper is a person who guards the goal in soccer, stopped means to make something cease moving or happening, and shot refers to the attempt to score a goal in soccer by kicking the ball towards the goal.

Alternative Expressions

The goalkeeper blocked the shot.

Meaning: This means that the goalkeeper used his or her body or hands to stop the ball from entering the goal.

Choice of Words: Blocked means to prevent something from moving or passing through. In this case, the goalkeeper used his or her body or hands to prevent the ball from going into the goal.

The goalkeeper saved the goal.

Meaning: This means that the goalkeeper prevented the ball from entering the goal.

Choice of Words: Saved means to protect or rescue something. In this case, the goalkeeper saved the goal by preventing the ball from going into it.

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