insurance goal

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insurance goal (plural insurance goals)

  1. (US, soccer) A goal scored by a team that is already leading by one goal.
    • 2012, Aldwyn McGill, Jamaica Football: Reggae Boyz History, page 40:
      Ricky Shakes scored Guyana's first goal in the 10th minute and Leon Cort provided the insurance goal in the 81st minute.