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