own goal
noun
1
chiefly British
: a goal in soccer, hockey, etc., that a player accidentally scores against his or her own team
2
British
: something that one does thinking it will help him or her but that actually causes one harm
The workers scored an own goal by demanding such high wages that no one could afford to employ them.
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Ipswich had taken an early lead through Matt Doherty’s own goal before Cunha restored parity after the break with his eighth goal of the campaign, in what turned out to be Gary O’Neil’s final game as the club’s head coach.
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Steve Madeley, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
An unsportsmanlike penalty on Stanford’s Emmett Mosley V also dug SJSU out from near its own goal line and up to the 19-yard line.
—Andrew Hartley, The Mercury News, 29 Nov. 2024
Instead of forcing the Titans to punt in the shadow of their own goal post, Metellus misplayed a ball in the air, and Levis found receiver Nick Westbrook-Ikhine for a 98-yard touchdown to cut the deficit to 16-10.
—Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 17 Nov. 2024
City were left chasing back towards their own goal, victims of a high defensive line and an absence of energy in midfield.
—Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
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Steve Madeley, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
An unsportsmanlike penalty on Stanford’s Emmett Mosley V also dug SJSU out from near its own goal line and up to the 19-yard line.
—Andrew Hartley, The Mercury News, 29 Nov. 2024
Instead of forcing the Titans to punt in the shadow of their own goal post, Metellus misplayed a ball in the air, and Levis found receiver Nick Westbrook-Ikhine for a 98-yard touchdown to cut the deficit to 16-10.
—Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 17 Nov. 2024
City were left chasing back towards their own goal, victims of a high defensive line and an absence of energy in midfield.
—Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
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“Own goal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/own%20goal. Accessed 14 Jan. 2025.
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