"open play" meaning in English

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        {
          "ref": "2010 November 2, Phil Merrick, Bleed White: The fall and rise of Leeds United... to be continued, AuthorHouse, →ISBN:",
          "text": "We've struggled to score goals in open play since early March which contributed to our promotion hopes falling away last season.",
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        {
          "ref": "2015 August 27, Gavin Hickie, Eilidh Donaldson, Rugby Revealed: Reaching Your Rugby Potential, Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN, page 222:",
          "text": "A dropped goal is a kick at goal in open play and can be taken from anywhere on the pitch and by any player within the team.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2020 August 6, Steve Leach, Twenty Football Towns, Saraband, →ISBN:",
          "text": "Orient's tended to result from set pieces, whilst Ebbsfleet's came from open play.",
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        "The period of play outside set pieces; the phase where possession can change by passing and tackling."
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          "rugby",
          "rugby"
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          "set piece",
          "set piece"
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          "possession",
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          "passing",
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          "tackling",
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        "(sports, especially soccer and rugby) The period of play outside set pieces; the phase where possession can change by passing and tackling."
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        "games",
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          "ref": "2010 November 2, Phil Merrick, Bleed White: The fall and rise of Leeds United... to be continued, AuthorHouse, →ISBN:",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2015 August 27, Gavin Hickie, Eilidh Donaldson, Rugby Revealed: Reaching Your Rugby Potential, Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN, page 222:",
          "text": "A dropped goal is a kick at goal in open play and can be taken from anywhere on the pitch and by any player within the team.",
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        "The period of play outside set pieces; the phase where possession can change by passing and tackling."
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