Below you will find example sentences with "first goal". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

First Goal in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: goal
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 20
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 30.7 words

Words in this phrase

first goal

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • first can mean: Preceding all others of a series or kind; the ordinal of one; earliest. Very common word
  • goal can mean: A result that one is attempting to achieve. Common word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 11 start, 6 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

bc s first goal 1× bc s first goal leddy came 1× cologne s first goal in five 1× draisaitl s first goal and added 1× for the first goal and after 1× hertha s first goal away from 1× in the first goal seven or 1× made his first goal contribution on 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

the first goal 4× dortmund stormed into 1× fans thought alina 1× mcdavid also assisted 1× melanson s first 1× seven or eight 1×

Common sentence endings:

a corner kick 1× against wolverhampton wanderers 1× back our hostages 1× crossed the line 1× goal against hcl 1× goalkeeper emma malsy 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

lead 5× period 5× game 3× extra 3× scored 3× away 3× half 3× four 3× season 3× scoring 3× early 2× team 2×

Related phrases

first floor first lady first round first inning first leg first innings first phase first nations first amendment first sight

Phrases around this combination

Just before it in the phrase index:

first generation first floor first female first ever first episode first element

Just after it in the phrase index:

first grade first half first husband first inning first innings first instance

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

first floor first lady first round first inning first leg first innings

Same ending:

field goal brilliant goal ultimate goal

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "first goal" has 2 words and usually appears near the start in these examples. The average sentence has 30.7 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as bc s first goal, bc s first goal leddy came, lead, period and game stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with first floor, first lady and first round, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with first goal

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

The first goal is to destroy Hamas and the second goal is to bring back our hostages. (17 words)

The NC Ringette U-14 girls do a goal train after scoring their first goal against HCL. (17 words)

McDavid also assisted on Draisaitl’s first goal and added a power-play goal in the second period. (18 words)

Longer example sentences

We gave away a really poor goal for the first goal and after that always chasing the game and for all our work, second half we were fantastic, we can’t give good teams a two goal start as you always struggle to get back into the game. (48 words)

One of the longest serving foreigners of the league, Mumbai City's Tiri gave his former side Mohun Bagan an early lead with an own goal in the ninth minute before scoring for his current team's first goal of the day in the 70th minute. (46 words)

These involved rules ending a game in extra time early, either when the first goal in extra time was scored ( golden goal ), or if one team held a lead at the end of the first period of extra time ( silver goal ). (41 words)

Example sentences (20)

These involved rules ending a game in extra time early, either when the first goal in extra time was scored ( golden goal ), or if one team held a lead at the end of the first period of extra time ( silver goal ).

We gave away a really poor goal for the first goal and after that always chasing the game and for all our work, second half we were fantastic, we can’t give good teams a two goal start as you always struggle to get back into the game.

Dortmund stormed into a four-goal lead in the first half through Guerreiro, Haller, Reus and Malen before Davie Selke pulled one back before the break, Cologne’s first goal in five matches.

On BC’s first goal, Leddy came from a long way away to jump on a loose puck and get a shot on net that Ryan Leonard deflected for BC’s first goal.

It was the Austrian midfielder’s first Bundesliga goal, and Hertha’s first goal away from home this year.

Melanson’s first goal ignited Pictou County’s four-goal second period explosion that erased the 3-0 lead that the Islanders enjoyed after the first period.

The first goal came in at mark in the first half, Kansas junior forward Katie McClure fired a shot into the left side of the goal past K-State’s sophomore goalkeeper Emma Malsy.

He made his first goal contribution on 11 February 2021 by providing an assist to Stuart Armstrong’s goal in a 2–0 FA Cup fifth round win against Wolverhampton Wanderers.

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It was the first goal Bournemouth had scored from a set-piece in the Premier League this season as Newcastle conceded a rare goal from a corner kick.

McDavid also assisted on Draisaitl’s first goal and added a power-play goal in the second period.

Seven or eight players had no part in the first goal, seven or eight had no part in the second goal, but everybody is influenced by it.

The first goal is to destroy Hamas and the second goal is to bring back our hostages.

The NC Ringette U-14 girls do a goal train after scoring their first goal against HCL.

Yekini is fondly remembered for his iconic goal celebration where he held on to the net after scoring Nigeria’s first goal at the USA 1994 World Cup match against Bulgaria, which ended 3-0 in favour of the Super Eagles.

Fans thought Alina Müller recorded her first goal of the season on a Boston power play in the third period, but the goal was reviewed and disallowed because the puck never actually crossed the line.

It was the midfielder's first goal of the season and the Reds' 500th goal in the WSL era, and Kearns' fervent celebrations in front of the Kop left little doubt about just how much it meant.

One of the longest serving foreigners of the league, Mumbai City's Tiri gave his former side Mohun Bagan an early lead with an own goal in the ninth minute before scoring for his current team's first goal of the day in the 70th minute.

The first goal they lose is a penalty that shouldn't have been, and the second one is an unfortunate own goal.

The first goal was headed in by Armando Broja, an important deadlock-breaking goal for him as well as Chelsea.

Twelve-goal striker and another former Black and Amber performer, Will Keane, is again expected to lead the line having scored his first goal in four games at the CBS Arena to help extend their unbeaten run to six games.

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