Okay, so actual goals does not count but rather "how far" you've got. For example, league has reset... I had one normal throw + goal shot left before hitting the goal. I did it few hours after league reset and it still counts as zero goals in this week's league.
my 2 cents.. The league system this event is completely misleading. First off all, the amount of goals don't actually tell what league placement you will end up in. What determines your placement is how far you've come in total. That is not equal to how many goals you've scored, but rather how many yards you crossed on the field. And from league reset it starts over from 0 yards so the actual goals scored is completely irrelevant. This can also be reflected in the fact that bronze placement and silver placement , as well as silver and gold placement, sometimes share same amount of goals requirement.. because Inno is not comparing goals but yardages between the players. So the problem of this event is that Inno introduced a new league system while using an old system of measuring your progress that are not very compatible with each other. It might seem like a small thing, but I think that Inno needs to redefine how the progress will be showcased on the live servers. For example, not using goals as an actual measurement but yardages...