penalty kick

Example Sentences

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PSG goalkeeper Matvey Safonov, officially the backup, hadn’t saved a penalty kick yet in this shootout.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

If you are saying that the Madueke decision should stay as a penalty kick, then the same should apply to Eze.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

When the match resumed, brawls were still going on in the stands and Morocco’s Brahim Diaz failed to score with a weakly hit penalty kick.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

El Camino Real won its ninth City title thanks to Jayden De La Cruz, the sixth ECR player to try a penalty kick, delivering the decisive goal to beat its longtime rival.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026

Maya drilled the penalty kick, upper right, into the net, and we were up 1-0 in the first minute.

From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor