This is the 5558th most frequent Russian word.
попадает
"Попадает" means "gets into" or "falls into."
Here, 'попадает' means 'ends up' or 'gets into', referring to the ball successfully reaching the goal.
Мяч часто попадает в ворота.
The ball often ends up in the goal.
In this sentence, 'попадает' describes getting into an undesirable situation, specifically trouble.
Он всегда попадает в неприятности.
He always gets into trouble.
Here, 'попадает' is used to mean 'arrives at' a specific location in the context of timing.