shot on goal

American  

noun

Hockey and Soccer.

plural

shots on goal

1. a shot that enters the goal or would have entered the goal if it had not been blocked by the goalkeeper or another defensive player.

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Example Sentences

Melvine Malard's curling strike foiled Earps on United's first shot on goal after the half hour mark, only for Olda Carmona, author of Spain's World Cup winner against England, to level in first half injury time.

From Barron's

"Smith has only got one thing on her mind when the ball comes to her feet - create half a yard, fire a shot on goal and force the goalkeeper into a save," said former England and Arsenal midfielder Fara Williams on BBC One.

From BBC

They had no shot on goal, no corner and an xG - expected goals, if such things float your boat - of 0.00 in the first half.

From BBC

It is easy to forget how good Brazil were in the last World Cup, where they lost in the quarter-finals on penalties to a Croatia team whose only shot on goal in the match took a cruel deflection.

From BBC

As a result, every faceoff, every forecheck, every shot on goal was imbued with extra meaning — whether the players and coach wanted to admit it or not.

From Los Angeles Times