plan of action vs goal

plan of action and goal both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
plan of action	Yes	No	No	No
goal	Yes	No	No	No

plan of action (noun)	goal (noun)
a plan for actively doing something	a successful attempt at scoring
	game equipment consisting of the place toward which players of a game try to advance a ball or puck in order to score points
	the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it
	the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)