…(in football, rugby, hockey, and some other games) a pair of posts linked by a crossbar and typically with a net between, forming a space into or over which the ball has to be sent in order to score…
…a goal scored in open play by drop-kicking the ball over the crossbar, scoring three points (rugby union) or one point (rugby league)…
…a rectangular area in front of the goal from within which goal kicks must be taken…
…a free kick taken by the defending side from within their goal area after attackers send the ball over the byline…
…a line across a football or hockey field at or near its end, on which the goal is placed or which acts as the boundary beyond which a try or touchdown is scored…
…(in soccer) a goal scored when a player inadvertently strikes or deflects the ball into their own team’s goal…
…(in some soccer and hockey competitions) the first goal scored during extra time which ends the match and gives victory to the scoring side…
…the ratio of the numbers of goals scored for and against a team in a series of matches, sometimes used in deciding the team’s position in a table…
…the situation in which an offensive team gets a first down within ten yards of the goal line, and thus cannot advance for another first down…
…the difference between the number of goals scored for and against a team in a series of matches, sometimes used in deciding the team’s position in a table…
…the area at the corner of the field bounded by continuations of the touchline and the goal line…
…a player in soccer or field hockey whose special role is to stop the ball from entering the goal…
…(in sport) a goal scored at a point when it is no longer possible for the scoring team to win…
…they had a lot of goal-scoring opportunities…
