None of those boys could be considered a good soccer player actually, but it was amazing to see how one of them could kick the ball long past the corner.
Does this phrase make any sense? I'm trying to say that the boy in question, despite not being a great soccer player (just like the other ones), was able kick the ball very hard and send it very far away.
Also: even though this are not explicitly mentioned, is the text able to make it clear that the boys were playing soccer on the street (and not in a gym, a soccer field or any other kind of "appropriate" place)?
Best Answer
"Long past" and "distant past" are usually used to discuss time, not distance. "Well past" can be used to discuss either time or distance. As Weather Vane suggests, "far past" is usually used to discuss distance, not time.
The "corners" of soccer fields are important in the game. For example, "corner kicks" often result in goals. Thus, it is not clear that the example sentence refers to a "street corner" instead of a corner of a soccer field.