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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Miami won 3-2 in penalty kicks and the winning PK was scored by 17-year-old late-sub Santi Morales, son of Inter Miami assistant coach Javi Morales. —

Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 19 Jan. 2025 Morris has had a lot of league championships — 11 — but the team that made the biggest impact was the 2008 squad that went 22-2, winning the section Division 1 title with a 1-0 victory over San Diego in penalty kicks. —

Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025 Although Renae Cuellar scored the first goal in the NWSL for the Kansas City Current, Sinclair came back and converted a second half penalty kick to result in a 1-1 draw for the first game in the league. —

Jackie Gutierrez, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024 São Paulo was defeated in penalty kicks by Botafogo. —

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