Some people dive in with just one goal in mind: to close the deal.
In France four years ago, as Spain failed to reach the last 16, Raul managed just one goal.
He allowed just one goal in two starts against the Rangers this week.
Until then, New York had been stymied by the Capitals and goalie Braden Holtby, who had yielded just one goal in two games.
Pittsburgh has allowed just one goal to the Islanders in the last 10 periods played at Consol Energy Center, outscoring the Islanders 14-1 over that span.
With two defeats - and just one goal scored - in as many games, they host Wigan on Sunday desperate to kick-start their Premier League season.
Preston thrashed Cardiff 6-0 at Deepdale three weeks ago and ultimately pipped the Welsh side for a top-six place on goal difference, by just one goal.
And that is little comfort to Pompey's fans who fretted until the final whistle, knowing that just one goal for their side may have seen them in Europe.
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The Greek champions had won their last five European home games - including a 1-0 victory over Arsenal - and had conceded just one goal in their previous six outings.
Brown will be disappointed to have let Diguelman's shot creep in, and the goal set up a frantic finale with France knowing they needed just one goal to secure their passage at England's expense.
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Watford now face a two-legged play-off semi-final against Hull after Tommy Smith hit a spectacular late equaliser at Bloomfield Road to ensure a sixth-place finish by the narrowest of margins - superior goal difference on Wolves of just one goal.
While just one goal remained the difference between the sides, though, the visitors always felt like they had a chance and when substitute Abou Diaby headed Adebayor's cross wide from six yards out, Bolton might have thought they had a chance.
Chile now needed just one more goal to put themselves back in the frame to finish top, but Spain had just enough about them to take advantage of the extra man.
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Motherwell themselves have conceded just the one goal on their European travels this season, an injury-time penalty in Norway, but a real threat to that statistic will be Peter Utaka, younger brother of Portsmouth's John.
Louisville forced 12 Duke turnovers with 10 steals, held the Blue Devils to just one field goal over an 11-minute stretch in the second half and made an adventure out of something as simple as Duke's guards trying to cross halfcourt.
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Despite having just a one-goal edge heading into the third, the Rangers carried the confidence that they could protect it.
Spain recorded just one shot on goal in the entire 90 minutes of regulation and its best chance didn't arrive until 103 minutes had elapsed, when Andres Iniesta's close-range shot was pushed behind by Patricio.
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Though the Spanish were rarely at their dazzling best, their trademark short-passing game kept France comfortably at arm's length, as they controlled the ball for 60% of the game and restricted the French to just one shot on goal.
In theory, at least, that latter chunk would go specifically to rural and underserved areas, but having one goal with two masters just seems like trouble waiting to happen.
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Ferguson praised Cristiano Ronaldo, whose first-half double took him to 40 for the season and left him just one adrift of Alan Shearer's 31-goal Premier League record.
The Islanders responded again, just as Pittsburgh did in erasing a pair of one-goal deficits.
Cook spent just one season in Nottingham, ending as the club's leading goal and points scorer.
Three times they missed top spot by just one point and last season they lost out to Manchester City on goal differential.
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The Baggies deserved to extend their advantage when Brunt poked Marek Cech's low centre just wide after a stunning one-touch move, but a second goal was soon forthcoming.
Marchand gave the Bruins a two-goal advantage when he scored on a play just like the one that gave Boston a 3-2 overtime win on Thursday night.
"Our goal is for each Darn Tough sock to leave here with just one hole in them, " says Mr. Cabot.
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