penalty shoot-out

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penalty shoot-out

1. (Soccer) soccer a method of deciding the winner of a drawn match, in which players from each team attempt to score with a penalty kick

2. (General Sporting Terms) a similar method of resolving a tie in hockey, ice hockey, polo, etc

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Translations

penalty shoot-out

[ˌpɛnəltɪˈʃuːtˌaʊt] n (Ftbl) → rigori mpl
to beat a team in a penalty shoot-out → battere una squadra ai rigori

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LAHORE -- Multan won the Punjab U15 boys football cup title when they edged out Sahiwal 5-4 in a penalty shoot-out here at Punjab Stadium on Wednesday night under lights.

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Panthers fought out back-to-back matches against Belfast last weekend, losing 5-3 in the first and winning a penalty shoot-out the following evening.

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In their top-six elimination round tie, Sitra Butchery recorded a hard-fought 2-1 penalty shoot-out victory over Al Janoob after both teams were locked 1-1 at the end of regular time.

Sitra Butchery reach semi-finals

THE penalty shoot-out is a bastion of pain for many a footballer.

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Holland had famously never won a penalty shoot-out so van Gaal had to try something to shift the psychological dynamic.

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The first penalty shoot-out in a professional match in England took place in the Watney Cup in August 1970.

PENALTY POINTS; History of spot-kicks

When it came to the penalty shoot-out, four of the five nominated players on each side held their nerve.

Walters is king of the shoot-out

Mellberg became the second Aston Villa player to suffer the pain of missing the decisive spot-kick in a penalty shoot-out as Holland edged past Sweden to book a semi-final place.

Football: EURO 2004: Mellberg to show true colours after penalty pain; Sweden 0 Holland 0 (aet, Holland win 5-4 on penalties)

Croatia beats Russia, face England in World Cup semi finals KUWAIT, July 7 (KUNA) -- Croatia beat host nation Russia in dramatic clash that was forced into extra-time and then penalty shoot-out on Saturday, and would be meeting England in the semi-finals next Wednesday.