| NOUN | act | own goal | (soccer) a goal that results when a player inadvertently knocks the ball into the goal he is defending |
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| Meaning | (soccer) a goal that results when a player inadvertently knocks the ball into the goal he is defending. | |
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| Example | "the own goal cost them the game" | |
| Category | soccer, association football | A football game in which two teams of 11 players try to kick or head a ball into the opponents' goal |
| Broader | goal | A successful attempt at scoring |
| Spanish | autogol | |
| Catalan | autogol | |
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