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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Penelope Hocking scored off a cross from rookie Taylor Huff in the 23rd minute, and Caroline Conti converted a penalty kick five minutes later after Emily Menges was taken down in the box.
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Harold Gutmann, Mercury News, 19 May 2025
When the game with Orange County went to penalty kicks last week, hundreds of fans crowded behind the south goal, which likely intimidated the visitors and buoyed the home team.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2025
Caroline Conti countered for Bay in the 58th minute by converting a penalty kick.
—Theo Lloyd-Hughes, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
The turning point came in the 85th minute when Wilfried Zaha stepped for a penalty kick and buried it into the back left corner of the goal, sending a rocket of noise through the stadium and waking up a crowd that had been stewing for much of the match.
—Colin Cerniglia, Charlotte Observer, 5 Apr. 2025
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Harold Gutmann, Mercury News, 19 May 2025
When the game with Orange County went to penalty kicks last week, hundreds of fans crowded behind the south goal, which likely intimidated the visitors and buoyed the home team.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2025
Caroline Conti countered for Bay in the 58th minute by converting a penalty kick.
—Theo Lloyd-Hughes, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
The turning point came in the 85th minute when Wilfried Zaha stepped for a penalty kick and buried it into the back left corner of the goal, sending a rocket of noise through the stadium and waking up a crowd that had been stewing for much of the match.
—Colin Cerniglia, Charlotte Observer, 5 Apr. 2025
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“Penalty kick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/penalty%20kick. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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