What is Own goal?
An '''own goal''', also called a '''self goal''', is where a player does something where they or their team scores a goal on themselves. This gives points for the opposing team. Most often when a [[football]] player kicks a ball into their own net or goal. It can also happen in [[hockey]], [[basketball]] and [[hurling]]. It is also used as a [[metaphor]] when someone tries something which goes wrong and benefits the opposition. <ref>{{Cite web|date=1996-02-20|title=Terrorists killed by their own devices|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/terrorists-killed-by-their-own-devices-1319857.html|access-date=2023-04-25|website=The Independent|language=en}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:Team sports]]