Goal Scored Ball Set Open Arsenal Noun Bre

• he headed the ball into an open goal (= one that had nobody defending it).
• who is in goal (= is the goalkeeper) for arsenal?
• the winning goal was scored by hill.
• liverpool won by three goals to one.

goal

1. a frame with a net into which players must kick or hit the ball in order to score a point
• He headed the ball into an open goal (= one that had nobody defending it).
• Who is in goal (= is the goalkeeper) for Arsenal?
2. the act of kicking or hitting the ball into the goal; a point that is scored for this
• see also drop goal
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/drop-goal
• The winning goal was scored by Hill.
• Liverpool won by three goals to one.
• United conceded two goals in the first half.
• a penalty goal
3. something that you hope to achieve
• synonym aim
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/aim_1
• to work towards a goal
• to achieve/attain a goal
• You need to set yourself some long-term goals.
• Our ultimate goal must be the preservation of the environment.
• Their goal was to eradicate malaria.
• Set yourself targets that you can reasonably hope to achieve.
• attainment targets in schools
• What is the main objective of this project?
• He continued to pursue his goal of becoming an actor.
• The object is to educate people about road safety.
• He joined the society for political ends.
• That’s only OK if you believe that the end justifies the means(= bad methods of doing something are acceptable if the final result is good).

Extra Examples

• Bahr made his fifth field goal of the day.
• He kicked the ball into an open goal.
• It is important to have explicit goals.
• Our immediate goal is to earn enough money to keep the business going.
• The equalizing goal came from Cole.
• The fans were annoyed that the team gave away such a soft goal.
• The goalkeeper was injured so a defender had to go in goal.
• The prison service pursues the twin goals of the punishment and rehabilitation of offenders.
• The referee disallowed the goal.
• The second goal came from a penalty.
• They have set themselves some ambitious goals.
• They scored three goals against the home team.
• Two field goals gave the Tigers an early lead.
• Vega scored an unfortunate own goal when he slipped as he tried to clear the ball.
• Visconti scored one goal himself and made two for Lupo.
• We are all working towards a common goal.
• Who’s in goal for Arsenal?
• his first goal for Spain
• their goal of providing free university education for everyone
• He continued to pursue his goal of becoming a photographer.
• The company has set itself some long-term organizational goals.

Word Origin

• Middle English (in the sense ‘limit, boundary’): of unknown origin.