penalty kick
noun
1
: a free kick in rugby
2
: a free kick at the goal in soccer made from a point 12 yards in front of the goal and allowed for certain violations within a designated area around the goal
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Los Blancos needed two penalty kicks to score their goals, one from Vinícius Júnior and one from Kylian Mbappé, as has been the case with four of their last five goals coming from the spot.
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Sam Leveridge, Forbes, 14 Sep. 2024
Friday’s bronze medal match was already a showcase for NWSL talent, as NJ/NY Gotham FC goalie Ann-Katrin Berger saved a penalty kick during stoppage time to seal the 1-0 win for Germany over Spain.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 10 Aug. 2024
From her days at Archbishop Mitty High School and Santa Clara University through two gold medals at the Olympics and her iconic, decisive penalty kick in the World Cup final against China in 1999, Chastain became synonymous with women’s soccer.
—Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 9 Aug. 2024
Berger stopped two Canada attempts then converted on her own penalty kick to win it.
—Anne M. Peterson, The Denver Post, 6 Aug. 2024
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Sam Leveridge, Forbes, 14 Sep. 2024
Friday’s bronze medal match was already a showcase for NWSL talent, as NJ/NY Gotham FC goalie Ann-Katrin Berger saved a penalty kick during stoppage time to seal the 1-0 win for Germany over Spain.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 10 Aug. 2024
From her days at Archbishop Mitty High School and Santa Clara University through two gold medals at the Olympics and her iconic, decisive penalty kick in the World Cup final against China in 1999, Chastain became synonymous with women’s soccer.
—Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 9 Aug. 2024
Berger stopped two Canada attempts then converted on her own penalty kick to win it.
—Anne M. Peterson, The Denver Post, 6 Aug. 2024
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“Penalty kick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/penalty%20kick. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.
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