captain's goal
English
[edit]Noun
[edit]captain's goal (plural captain's goals)
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see captain, -'s, goal.
- (sports) A goal scored by a captain when their team is in need of inspiration.
- 1999 Clive Tyldesley, Juventus 2–3 Manchester United ITV, 21 April 1999. Accessed 8 June 2019.
- Roy Keane with a captain's goal for Manchester United — game on!
- 2019 Andrew Stafford, Lions outlast Swans at drenched Gabba The Age, 4 May 2019. Accessed 6 June 2019.
- It took a captain's goal to Dayne Zorko, who played his best game for the season, to put an anxious crowd – still learning to expect to win – at ease.
- 1999 Clive Tyldesley, Juventus 2–3 Manchester United ITV, 21 April 1999. Accessed 8 June 2019.