How to Use own goal in a Sentence

own goal

noun

• Matthew Tkachuk scored two goals, starting it off in the first period, but going up 2-0 on a Rangers’ own goal.
  — Trisha Garcia-Easto, Sacramento Bee, 28 May 2024
• But others urged the BBC to learn lessons from its own goal.
  — Rob Picheta, CNN, 13 Mar. 2023
• An own goal against Canada’s Scott Kennedy in the 114th minute tied the match in extra time and helped send the match to penalties.
  — Tim Bielik, cleveland, 12 July 2023
• Houston hasn’t allowed a goal in the run of play this season, save for one own goal in their last match, a 2-1 win against the Chicago Red Stars.
  — oregonlive, 14 Apr. 2023
• Of the three goals Salt Lake conceded, one was an own goal by defender Justen Glad.
  — Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune, 27 July 2023
• All anyone wanted to talk about on social media after the game was the own goal by the Penguins.
  — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 23 Jan. 2024
• The Rebels also scored an own goal off a corner kick by Hernandez.
  — Mike Perrin | , al, 24 Mar. 2023
• The others were credited when the goaltender was the last player to touch the puck before the opponent scored an own goal.
  — Mike Brehm, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2023
• Thorns goalkeeper Bella Bixby was caught off-guard and couldn’t keep the ball from falling into the net for an own goal.
  — oregonlive, 7 May 2023
• Miami had entered the game having allowed only one own goal in the first three games.
  — Sun Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2023
• But Ovens expresses says cuts in marketing could well be an own goal..
  — Trevor Clawson, Forbes, 18 Apr. 2023
• Randolph overcame an own goal with 16 minutes remaining in the first half.
  — al, 3 May 2023
• Finally, that happened, an apparent own goal giving France the lead in the 10th minute of extra time.
  — Frank Dell'apa, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Aug. 2023
• But an own goal, which is currently credited as a goal for Louisville’s Abby Erceg, leveled the score at two apiece.
  — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 19 May 2024
• For the United States to walk away from the conflict at this crucial moment and cut off support to Ukraine would be an own goal of historic proportions.
  — William J. Burns, Foreign Affairs, 30 Jan. 2024
• Substitute Pedri González took a second before an own goal by Eric Baily put the hosts ahead.
  — Joseph Wilson, USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2024
• Liberty won, 1-0, with the only goal coming on a Westminster own goal.
  — Anthony Maluso, Baltimore Sun, 6 Sep. 2023
• Sustaining the team’s own goal of a top-10 defense, as last season proved, is another matter.
  — Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2023
• Manager Mikel Arteta was able to rest some of his key players and still get the job done with relative ease, with Martin Ødegaard’s strike and an own goal was enough for the host.
  — Ben Church, CNN, 5 Apr. 2024
• Trump on Sunday seemed to both set his own goal of 50% support in Iowa, while also downplaying the potential target.
  — David Jackson, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2024
• But then came the own goal and an unstoppable bar-down shot from Rasmus Andersson early in the third period that returned the two-goal lead.
  — Peter Warren, Dallas News, 6 Mar. 2023
• Irving jumped to an early lead in the third minute as a sharp cross-field pass from the right side by Milton Lopez intended for Centeno was knocked in by an Allen defender for an own goal.
  — Shawn McFarland, Dallas News, 31 Mar. 2023
• Ursuline received a fortunate bounce with an own goal from John Paul II two minutes into the second half, then the floodgates opened.
  — Colby Gordon, Dallas News, 3 Mar. 2023
• The only surprise from a full-throttle first-half was that Arsenal only led by two – courtesy of a fumbled own goal and a superb team move finished off by Kai Havertz.
  — Ben Church, CNN, 25 Feb. 2024
• The run ended only when Mara and Mack, fighting for a rebound, accidentally scored for Oregon in the basketball equivalent of an own goal.
  — Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2024
• Either way, this is another own goal by Beijing, which is already pitching a fit about this diplomatic initiative.
  — The Editors, National Review, 21 Aug. 2023
• Meanwhile, Congress is on the verge of saddling the economy with a tax code that punishes employers who invest in themselves, fights the Federal Reserve’s disinflation effort, and scores an own goal in favor of our enemies abroad.
  — Ryan Ellis, National Review, 14 Nov. 2023
• Some analysts say China would be unable to run the factories by itself, and their supply chain is so dependent on global sourcing, that an invasion would be an own goal, undermining China’s own industrial base.
  — Peter Green, Quartz, 11 May 2024
• Despite creating a host of chances, Spain needed an own goal from Italy’s Riccardo Calafiori in the second half to earn all three points which secured its passage into the knockout stages of the tournament.
  — Ben Church, CNN, 20 June 2024

Last Updated: 15 Sep 2024