Example sentences of "his first goal " in BNC.
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| 1 | The 24-year-old Luton striker was sent off at Chester after scoring his first goal of the season , but Billy Bingham has called him up for next week 's Group Six qualifier against the Republic of Ireland in Dublin . |
| 2 | Nick Thompson , with his first goal for England in the 17th minute after a good move down the right by Steve Batchelor , started England off . |
| 3 | Within a minute Kerly had latched himself on to a Robert Clift free hit to score his first goal . |
| 4 | Bibb atoned for his error at the start of the second half , when after Castleford lost the ball in front of their own posts he pounced quickly and beat three tacklers for the third Rovers ' try , Knapper adding his first goal . |
| 5 | He came on for the injured Mumby and headed in a perfect Measham cross to score his first goal for the club . |
| 6 | Hamilton was lax with a goal kick , Ferguson whipped the ball across the box and Johnson back-heeled the ball into the path of Bowman , who calmly swept home the ball for his first goal since November . |
| 7 | Norwich proceeded to stage a spirited rally and Seaman 's goal came under intense pressure before Norwich defender Butterworth scored his first goal of the season when he forced the ball home after Beckford 's shot had been blocked . |
| 8 | Keown , an important part of Everton 's defence , was off the field for treatment to an eye injury when Gayle 's long ball enabled the veteran Cork to score his first goal for United since his move from Wimbledon . |
| 9 | However , Tottenham drew level on 71 minutes after Durie 's powerful run allowed Walsh to slip the ball to the unmarked Gray to score his first goal for the club . |
| 10 | The shock of falling behind sparked Wolves into life and they were level nine minutes later when the former Doncaster midfielder Mark Rankine scored his first goal for Wolves with a powerful header from Ashley 's centre . |
| 11 | How else could United manager Dave Bassett call up a faithful old servant from his Wimbledon days like Alan Cork and see him kill off Everton with his first goal for the club ? |
| 12 | David Rennie earned Birmingham their fourth win on the trot with his first goal for the club . |
| 13 | A right-wing corner by the left-footed Preece was met so powerfully by James that the young full-back could be proud of the header which brought him his first goal of the season … |
| 14 | ABOVE : Edwards ( Northcliffe Newspapers ) and BELOW : Ian Evans scoring his first goal for the Palace in spite of the attentions of the Grimsby Town defenders . |
| 15 | John soon made a niche for himself in Palace 's defence , making his debut at home to Bristol Rovers ( 1–0 ) the day after his signature had been obtained , and scoring his first goal for us in the 8–2 FA Cup demolition of Harwich and Parkstone three weeks later . |
| 16 | There was little debate about the penalty , which Saunders converted comfortably for his first goal in nine matches . |
| 17 | He scored his first goal since his switch to starboard and proceeded to give vastly experienced full-back Kenny Sansom a rugged afternoon . |
| 18 | It was his first goal of the season . |
| 19 | The surge did n't last too long and Newton slid in his first goal seven minutes later and grabbed his second five minutes from time when he finished off a sweeping , decisive move involving Dennis Wise and Stuart . |
| 20 | A clever low header by Shearer gave Newell his first goal after 53 minutes . |
| 21 | Cantona 's eventual finish , a delightful turn and shot to claim his first goal for United , was a peach . |
| 22 | Blissett , 34 , scored his first goal for Albion during Tuesday 's 3–1 victory over Hartlepool United . |
| 23 | The leaders , beaten in their last three games , went in front in the seventh minute through Gavin Peacock , but David Speedie , on loan from Southampton , scored his first goal for Birmingham to level the scores two minutes later . |
| 24 | McClair 's close-range effort in the 14th minute was his first goal in 12 matches . |
| 25 | The effect was instant — McSwegan tasting the glory of scoring his first goal for Rangers , in such a vital match . |
| 26 | However , even a solitary point looked a far-fetched dream for the Scottish champions until 22-year-old substitute Gary McSwegan grabbed his first goal for the club in the 79th minute . |
| 27 | The Arsenal equaliser came in the 82nd minute and denied a Norwich side that had taken the lead after 36 minutes when Ruel Fox scored his first goal for six months . |
| 28 | He must have been more fed up than most at the defeat after opening the scoring in the 13th minute , his first goal of the season . |
| 29 | He scored his first goal of the season on Wednesday — and Ndlovu , who is rated by Coventry manager Bobby Gould as ‘ the most exciting young striker I have ever worked with ’ , believes that 's the first of many . |
| 30 | Perry Groves hit his first goal for the club , gloriously fashioned by Matt Le Tissier . |