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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Costa also drew a foul on Tristan Blackmon to earn a penalty kick early in the second half.
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Harold Gutmann, Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2025
The game ended 2-2 in regulation, and then goalkeeper Rocco Rios-Novo made a massive save in the penalty kick shootout and Luis Suarez converted the final PK to clinch the win.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 3 Aug. 2025
The squad faces elimination against a Mazatlan side that beat LAFC on penalty kicks, thenfollowed up with a 2-0 defeat of Houston on Friday.
—Kyle Kensing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Aug. 2025
England were comeback queens with their three extra-time matches, two of which went to penalty kicks.
—The Athletic, New York Times, 28 July 2025
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Harold Gutmann, Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2025
The game ended 2-2 in regulation, and then goalkeeper Rocco Rios-Novo made a massive save in the penalty kick shootout and Luis Suarez converted the final PK to clinch the win.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 3 Aug. 2025
The squad faces elimination against a Mazatlan side that beat LAFC on penalty kicks, thenfollowed up with a 2-0 defeat of Houston on Friday.
—Kyle Kensing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Aug. 2025
England were comeback queens with their three extra-time matches, two of which went to penalty kicks.
—The Athletic, New York Times, 28 July 2025
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“Penalty kick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/penalty%20kick. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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