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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At one point, Spain led 4-0, but France was able to put in a number of late goals, beginning in the 59th minute when Kylian Mbappe scored on a penalty kick and capped off with a stoppage time goal from Juventus forward Randal Kolo Muani.
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Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 June 2025
Ochsner could only stand and watch when Illinois recruit Ashlyn Adams scored on a penalty kick to give the Tigers (19-2-2) a 1-0 lead with 54 seconds left in the first half.
—Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2025
Robin Lod made it 2-0 with a penalty kick in the 54th and Sounders’ Kalani Rienzi scored only seconds later to cut the lead to 2-1.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 2 June 2025
Uruguayan winger Brian Rodríguez, who played with LAFC from 2019 to 2022 before being sold to América, scored on a penalty kick in the 64th minute after LAFC’s Mark Delgado fouled Erick Sánchez.
—Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2025
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Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 June 2025
Ochsner could only stand and watch when Illinois recruit Ashlyn Adams scored on a penalty kick to give the Tigers (19-2-2) a 1-0 lead with 54 seconds left in the first half.
—Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2025
Robin Lod made it 2-0 with a penalty kick in the 54th and Sounders’ Kalani Rienzi scored only seconds later to cut the lead to 2-1.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 2 June 2025
Uruguayan winger Brian Rodríguez, who played with LAFC from 2019 to 2022 before being sold to América, scored on a penalty kick in the 64th minute after LAFC’s Mark Delgado fouled Erick Sánchez.
—Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2025
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“Penalty kick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/penalty%20kick. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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