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In sports, the decisive score (goal, point) that secures victory for a team, often achieved shortly before the end of the game.
In der letzten Spielminute gelang dem Stürmer der viel umjubelte Siegtreffer zum 2:1.
In the last minute of the match, the striker scored the much-celebrated winning goal to make it 2-1.
The word is a simple compound of 'der Sieg' (victory) and 'der Treffer' (hit, goal, score). So it is literally the score that brings victory.
Alle warteten auf den entscheidenden Siegtreffer.
Everyone was waiting for the decisive winning goal.
By far the most common verb used with 'Siegtreffer' (winning goal) is 'erzielen' (to score). 'Schießen' (to shoot/score, in football) or 'werfen' (to throw/score, in basketball) are also possible.
Der Stürmer erzielte kurz vor Schluss den Siegtreffer.
The striker scored the winning goal shortly before the end.
A 'Siegtreffer' (winning goal) is not just any goal, but the goal that decides the game. It is the score that puts a team in the lead, with that lead then held until the end of the game.
Beim Stand von 3:3 war sein Tor in der letzten Minute der gefeierte Siegtreffer.
With the score at 3-3, his goal in the last minute was the celebrated winning goal.
