goal area
US /ˈɡoʊl ˌer.i.ə/
UK /ˈɡoʊl ˌer.i.ə/
1.
the area in front of the goal in sports such as soccer or hockey, from which penalties are taken and in which certain infringements are penalized
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The striker was fouled just outside the goal area.
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The goalkeeper must stay within the goal area during a penalty shot.