In soccer, we don't say "make a goal," we say "score a
goal." Outside of sports, we don't say "follow a goal,"
but we do say "pursue a goal"
or "work towards a goal."
"Collocations" are the common combinations of words that are
frequently used by native speakers.
These typical combinations of words can be hard to learn because
often there are no rules that can help you know which words to use
together - these expressions simply exist because people commonly
use them in that way!