We don't have synonyms for long ball yet — it may be a rare, specialized, newly coined, or misspelled word. The closest thesaurus entries we have are longball, long wall and long haul.
(n) :
(soccer) A kick in which the ball is kicked over the heads of other players into an empty space, into which an attacker is moving.
(n) :
(soccer, usually attributive) A strategy focused on sending the ball upfield directly to the striker, especially one with few other tactical innovations.
(n) :
(soccer) A kick in which the ball is kicked over the heads of other players into an empty space, into which an attacker is moving.
(n) :
(soccer, usually attributive) A strategy focused on sending the ball upfield directly to the striker, especially one with few other tactical innovations.