noun
1 (in sports) frame into which a ball is kicked/hit
ADJECTIVE
▪ open
▪
He kicked the ball into an open ~.
VERB + GOAL
▪ go in , play in
▪
The goalkeeper was injured so a defender had to go in ~.
PREPOSITION
▪ in ~
▪
Who's in ~ for Arsenal?
2 point scored in a game
ADJECTIVE
▪ brilliant ( esp. BrE ), excellent , good , great , spectacular ( esp. BrE ), stunning ( esp. BrE ), superb ( esp. BrE ), well-taken ( BrE )
▪ scrappy ( BrE ), soft
▪
The fans were annoyed that the team gave away such a soft ~.
▪ decisive ( esp. BrE ), winning
▪ equalizing
▪ important , useful ( BrE ), vital ( BrE )
▪ own ( BrE )
▪
Vega scored an unfortunate own ~ when he slipped as he tried to clear the ball.
▪ field (in rugby and American football)
▪
Two field ~s gave the Tigers an early lead.
▪ penalty (in football/soccer)
VERB + GOAL
▪ get , score
▪ kick (in rugby and American football)
▪ head , head in (both in football/soccer)
▪ make
▪
Bahr made his fifth field ~ of the day.
(in American football)
▪
Visconti scored one ~ himself and made two for Lupo.
(in football/soccer)
▪ concede , give away ( BrE ), let in
▪ allow , disallow
▪
The referee disallowed the ~.
GOAL + VERB
▪ come from sb/sth
▪
The equalizing ~ came from Cole.
▪
The second ~ came from a penalty.
(in football/soccer)
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ against
▪
They scored three ~s against the home team.
▪ ~ for
▪
his first ~ for Spain
▪ ~ from
▪
A late ~ from Owen won the game for Liverpool.
3 aim
ADJECTIVE
▪ immediate , short-term
▪
Our immediate ~ is to earn enough money to keep the business going.
▪ long-term , ultimate
▪ main , major , primary , prime
▪ clear , explicit , specific , stated
▪ ambitious
▪
They have set themselves some ambitious ~s.
▪ modest
▪ desirable
▪ achievable , attainable , realistic
▪ unattainable , unrealistic
▪ elusive
▪ personal
▪ common
▪
We are all working towards/toward a common ~.
▪ twin
▪
The prison service pursues the twin ~s of the punishment and rehabilitation of offenders.
▪ strategic
▪ political
VERB + GOAL
▪ have
▪
It is important to have explicit ~s.
▪ share
▪ define , establish , set (sb)
▪ pursue , strive for , work towards/toward
▪ achieve , attain , reach
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ of
▪
their ~ of providing free university education for everyone