Get above

This is football (soccer). I don't understand the use of the phrase "get above" here. What does it mean?

86 min : Pastore dabs a
cross towards Meunier,
who gets above Monreal but cannot steer his
header on target.

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Is it possible for you to remove the line-breaks so that the example looks like prose rather than poetry?
i.e. 86 min : Pastore dabs a cross towards Meunier, who gets above Monreal but cannot steer his header on target. 👁 Thumbs Up :thumbsup:


To get above has its literal meaning. Both players jump up in order to head the ball but Meunier jumps higher and gets above the height to which Monreal jumps.