Meanings of break upfield in English

He returned the ball swiftly for a throw-in to allow the team to break upfield.

At times against the Baggies he sat back to allow Matt Oakley the freedom to break upfield to score Derby's equaliser.

Then an intercepted pass allowed Wicklow break upfield, where Gill's finish made it 1-6 to 0-8 at the break.

Insult is nearly added to injury as Facchetti breaks upfield along the left.

They defended well, and twice broke upfield to score.

Centre Stewart broke upfield for Canada but the angle of his run left Winston Stanley little room to manoeuvre on the wing.

Neither side broke clear in the second half until Bellaghy, a point up, broke upfield for Damien Cassidy to score the insurance point.

The young striker almost wrapped up his hat-trick when, with seven minutes remaining, he broke upfield only for Evans to keep out his final shot.

The visitors were punished for an early Nathan Redmond miss when the Gunners broke upfield before Alex Lacazette produced the finish in the sixth minute.