penalty goal

noun

1

: a goal in rugby or soccer that results from a penalty kick

2

: a goal in field hockey resulting from a penalty bully

3

: an automatic goal in ice hockey awarded an attacking team if an opponent throws his stick at the puck in his own defense zone

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