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penalty shootout
PEN-uhl-tee SHOOT-owt · noun · informal
Deciding a drawn knockout tie by alternating penalties.
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A tie-breaker where teams take turns to shoot penalties until a winner emerges.
“After 120 goalless minutes it went to a penalty shootout.”
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penalty shootout In A Sentence
After 120 goalless minutes it went to a penalty shootout.
Origin & Usage
Football tie-break method introduced in the 1970s.
People Also Ask
What is a penalty shootout?
It's a tie-breaker in knockout football where teams alternate penalty kicks until one side has an unbeatable lead.
How many penalties are taken in a shootout?
Each team takes five initially; if still level, it goes to sudden death with one kick each until one scores and the other misses.
When did penalty shootouts start?
They were introduced in the 1970s as a way to settle drawn knockout ties without replays or the toss of a coin.
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