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away goal

British

noun

a goal scored by a team playing away from its home ground. Away goals count for more than home goals in certain competitions

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Brentford's Yehor Yarmoliuk had been pulling at the striker's shirt, as the Brighton man looked to race at the away goal, with the Ukrainian getting a yellow card.

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2024

Keep the scoreline close, add a late away goal, and Colorado would be a good position to advance.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 2024

However, with 13 minutes remaining and Real frantic for an away goal, Lentini had him right where he wanted.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2023

But Christian Tabo got a valuable away goal for Cruz Azul.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 12, 2022

Perhaps it was the complication, the endless permutations that the extra prize for an away goal created.

From New York Times • Feb. 25, 2022

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