The ball was passed him

The Dons then came into the game and put a good little spell of pressure on after about 20 minutes and this led to the opening goal. Aberdeen had put over a couple of good crosses which were not really cleared very well. Robson then played a ball in and Josh Meekings was penalised for handling the ball in the air when challenging Scott Vernon. The reaction of the Inverness players suggested referee Calum Murray got this one spot on as no one really complained. Robson stepped forward and hammered a perfect penalty past Dean Brill. The keeper guessed correctly but the ball was passed him by the time he dived due to the power Robson got into the shot.
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Hello..
What does "the ball was passed him" mean?
What was active voice for "the ball was passed him"?

"a player pased him(the keeper) the ball?
"a player passed the ball (past) him"?