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Keywords: goal, accidental, knocks, team, scored

(soccer) a goal that results when a player inadvertently knocks the ball into the goal he is defending; "the own goal cost them the game"

wordnet.princeton.edu

A goal scored for the opposing team when a player puts the ball into his or her team's goal.

en.beijing2008.com

when a player puts the ball into their own team's net. It counts as a goal for the other team.

sportsrules.50g.com

The goal a team is guarding.

extremeravens.com

When a player accidentally kicks, heads or knocks the ball into his own goal. The point is awarded to the offensive team.

bookemdirect.com

A player accidentally putting the ball in his own net, thus scoring a goal for the opposing team.

soccer.sportslaunch.com

When a defender accidently scores in his goal.

eastmeadowsoccer.com

A goal scored by a player into his own team's net. If a shot is taken and the ball deflects off a defender for a goal, the goal is considered to have been scored by the player taking the shot, and is not an own goal.

ucs.mun.ca

An own goal occurs in goal-scoring games when a player scores a goal that is registered against his own team. It is usually accidental, and may be a result of an attempt at defensive play that failed or was spoiled by opponents.

en.wikipedia.org

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