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They're scored when a player knocks the ball into the wrong net (3,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

own goals

(Other definitions for own goals that I've seen before include "'Score them against your own team (3,5)'" , "Scores made against soccer team by itself" , "may embarrass members of the team" , "Bad errors" , "Terrible mistakes" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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