Con ese gol, el marcador volvió a estar a nuestro favor.

With that goal, the score was in our favor again.

Breakdown of Con ese gol, el marcador volvió a estar a nuestro favor.

• con: with
• ese: that
• a nuestro favor: in our favor
• el gol: the goal

Questions & Answers about Con ese gol, el marcador volvió a estar a nuestro favor.

Why does the sentence start with Con ese gol?

Here con does not mean a literal physical with. In sports commentary, con + noun often means as a result of, thanks to, or with that.

So Con ese gol means something like:

• With that goal
• Thanks to that goal
• As a result of that goal

It sets up the cause for what follows.

Why is it ese gol and not este gol?

Ese usually points to something already mentioned, already known, or mentally a little removed from the speaker.

In this sentence, ese gol refers to that goal—probably one that has just been mentioned in the conversation or commentary.

Very roughly:

• este = this
• ese = that
• aquel = that over there / that one further away

So ese gol is the natural choice for referring back to a specific goal.

What exactly does el marcador mean here?