Collocations for goal - noun

open
He kicked the ball into an open goal.

go in, play in
The goalkeeper was injured so a defender had to go in goal.

in goal
Who's in goal for Arsenal?

brilliant (esp. BrE), excellent, good, great, spectacular (esp. BrE), stunning (esp. BrE), superb (esp. BrE), well-taken (BrE)
scrappy (BrE), soft
The fans were annoyed that the team gave away such a soft goal.

decisive (esp. BrE), winning
equalizing
important, useful (BrE), vital (BrE)
own (BrE)
Vega scored an unfortunate own goal when he slipped as he tried to clear the ball.

field (in rugby and American football)
Two field goals gave the Tigers an early lead.

penalty (in football/soccer)

get, score
kick (in rugby and American football)
head, head in (both in football/soccer)
make
Bahr made his fifth field goal of the day.
Visconti scored one goal himself and made two for Lupo.

concede, give away (BrE), let in
allow, disallow
The referee disallowed the goal.

come from sb/sth
The equalizing goal came from Cole.
The second goal came from a penalty.

goal against
They scored three goals against the home team.

goal for
his first goal for Spain

goal from
A late goal from Owen won the game for Liverpool.

immediate, short-term
Our immediate goal is to earn enough money to keep the business going.

long-term, ultimate
main, major, primary, prime
clear, explicit, specific, stated
ambitious
They have set themselves some ambitious goals.

modest
desirable
achievable, attainable, realistic
unattainable, unrealistic
elusive
personal
common
We are all working towards/toward a common goal.

twin
The prison service pursues the twin goals of the punishment and rehabilitation of offenders.

strategic
political

have
It is important to have explicit goals.

share
define, establish, set (sb)
pursue, strive for, work towards/toward
achieve, attain, reach

goal of
their goal of providing free university education for everyone