penalty kick

noun

: a free kick in rugby

: 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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The Crew's defense of its MLS Cup title ended prematurely Sunday in a loss to the New York Red Bulls on penalty kicks — a surprising upset in the first postseason round. —

Andrew King, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024 Minnesota United head coach Eric Ramsay put a lot of preparation into the chance that penalty kicks could decide matches in the MLS Cup Playoff series against Real Salt Lake. —

Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 29 Oct. 2024 The Loons went on to take a 1-0 series lead with a 5-4 win in penalty kicks. —

Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 1 Nov. 2024 Claire Emslie, Alyssa Thompson, Rocky Rodríguez and Kennedy Fuller also hit Angel City penalty kicks, while goalkeeper DiDi Haracic was in goal as San Diego missed two penalty shots. —

Marissa Kraus, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for penalty kick