Sport and games · Home and routines
score a goal
get a goal
To get the ball into the goal in football or a similar sport.
This vs that
He scored a goal.
She set a record.
Hear it in real life
Did your team win?
Yes, and I scored a goal in the final ten minutes.
She scored a goal just before half-time and changed the whole match.
Which sounds natural?
Psst — which one would you actually say?
Football fans simply say 'scored a goal'; the stiff version sounds like commentary analysis.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: He made a goal in the second half.
Say: He scored a goal in the second half.
Use 'score a goal', not 'make a goal', for getting the point.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
score a goal; score against a team; score in the first half
Phrases to borrow
More for talking about sport and games.
play against someone
We’re playing against the strongest team tomorrow.
come from behind
They came from behind to win the match.
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Your turn: say it out loud
He scored a great goal.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
score a goal
get a goal
“She scored a goal just before half-time and changed the whole match.”
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