Definition

1. Noun:
   • Goal (in sports): The physical structure, consisting of two vertical posts and a horizontal crossbar, that marks the target area in certain sports like soccer (football) or hockey. The objective is to propel the ball or puck into this structure to score.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Thủ môn đứng trước khung thành. (The goalkeeper stands in front of the goal.)
  • Cầu thủ đó sút bóng trúng xà ngang của khung thành. (That player shot the ball and hit the crossbar of the goal.)
  • Đội nhà đã bảo vệ vững chắc khung thành của mình. (The home team defended their goal solidly.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "khung thành" specifically refers to the physical frame of the goal. The act of scoring a point by getting the ball into this frame is called "ghi bàn" (to score a goal).
  • Anh ấy sút bóng vào khung thành nhưng không ghi được bàn. (He shot the ball into the goal but did not score.)

Variants and Related Words

• Gôn (n): A common colloquial shortening of "khung thành," borrowed from the English word "goal."
  • Trái bóng bay ra ngoài gôn. (The ball went wide of the goal.)
• Cầu môn (n): A more formal or literary synonym for "khung thành," also meaning goal.
  • Hậu vệ lui về bảo vệ cầu môn. (The defender fell back to protect the goal.)

Synonyms

• Goal
• Goal frame
• Net (when referring to the goal including the netting)

Related Idioms

• Thủ thành / Thủ môn: Goalkeeper (the player who guards the "khung thành").
• Vào lưới: To go into the net (to score a goal).
  • Quả phạt đền đã bay thẳng vào lưới. (The penalty kick flew straight into the net.)

1. (thể thao) Goal