“Clean sheet”
/kliːn ʃiːt/
noun · soccer
Definition
When a team gets through a full game without conceding a goal. Same as a shutout in hockey or baseball, and it's credited to the goalkeeper the way a shutout goes to the pitcher.
Origin
From the pen-and-paper days, when a team's results were logged by hand. If the opposition didn't score, the "goals against" column stayed blank. The sheet stayed clean.
Used in a sentence
"Another clean sheet for Spain. At this point I'd back their keeper to keep one in his sleep."
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