Definitions of goal:

• noun:   a successful attempt at scoring

  Example: "The winning goal came with less than a minute left to play"

• noun:   game equipment consisting of the place toward which players of a game try to advance a ball or puck in order to score points
• noun:   the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it
• noun:   the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)