Villa got the ball rolling 25 minutes in by confidently slotting home a pass from Messi, who himself slid in the second five minutes before half-time after latching onto the Spain striker's through ball. I don't know the phrasal "sild in",plz. ?
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" It gives the impression that he scored the goal with a hard shot along the ground (so the ball was sliding, not rolling or flying).
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" It gives the impression that he scored the goal with a hard shot along the ground (so the ball was sliding, not rolling or flying).
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"Slid" is the past/past participle of "slide." It gives the impression that he scored the goal with a hard shot along the ground (so the ball was sliding, not rolling or flying).