Head us level

[Kontol]

I'm a bit puzzled by the verb "head" when used with an object pronoun. To head is to hit a ball with your head. So here it means to hit the ball with our head. Does it make any sense? But I guess to "head" here means to put or make, so if I were to paraphrase the sentence, it might read "he puts us level."

Tottenham 1-1 Southampton
An incredible ball from Deki finds Sess at the back post, and he heads us level! GET IN

Deki and Sess are Spurs men.

 

[jutfrank]

The verb heads here means 'scores with a headed goal'.

Yes, you could paraphrase it to 'he puts us level by means of a headed goal'.

 

[Kontol]

That makes sense now. Does it also apply with other verbs, such as to fire, slam, blast, burry, thunder, thump, hammer, etc?

Rashford thunders/smashes/hammers four past Manchester City.
Harry Kane fires us (Spurs) into the lead.

 

[Tarheel]

Such language is typical of sports reportage.