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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The Bulldogs then dominated by outscoring the Vaqueros 4-2 in penalty kicks.
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Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2025
That was the situation the Mater Dei soccer team found itself in after losing on penalty kicks to Loyola on Saturday in the concluding game of the CIF-SS Open Division’s opening playoff series at Mater Dei High School.
—Lou Ponsi, Orange County Register, 15 Feb. 2025
Melia’s decade of dominance came with a 2017 Goalkeeper of the Year award, two U.S. Open Cup titles (2015, 2017) and an unblemished record in penalty kick shootouts (5-0).
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 29 Jan. 2025
Birmingham dropped to 13-2. (Eric Sondheimer / Los Angeles Times)
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Jonathan Rabinovitch, a senior who had 18 goals last season and wants to break the school record of 26, scored his 14th and 15th off penalty kicks.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
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Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2025
That was the situation the Mater Dei soccer team found itself in after losing on penalty kicks to Loyola on Saturday in the concluding game of the CIF-SS Open Division’s opening playoff series at Mater Dei High School.
—Lou Ponsi, Orange County Register, 15 Feb. 2025
Melia’s decade of dominance came with a 2017 Goalkeeper of the Year award, two U.S. Open Cup titles (2015, 2017) and an unblemished record in penalty kick shootouts (5-0).
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 29 Jan. 2025
Birmingham dropped to 13-2. (Eric Sondheimer / Los Angeles Times)
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Jonathan Rabinovitch, a senior who had 18 goals last season and wants to break the school record of 26, scored his 14th and 15th off penalty kicks.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Penalty kick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/penalty%20kick. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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