penalty shoot-out

British  

noun

1. soccer a method of deciding the winner of a drawn match, in which players from each team attempt to score with a penalty kick

2. a similar method of resolving a tie in hockey, ice hockey, polo, etc

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Example Sentences

It was Senegal's second Cup of Nations title, four years after they claimed their first in Cameroon with a penalty shoot-out win in the final against Egypt.

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Nigeria returned to Morocco with much to prove after a penalty shoot-out defeat by the Democratic Republic of Congo in a November play-off in Rabat ended their hopes of World Cup qualification.

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Nigeria will play Morocco in the last four next Wednesday in Rabat, the city where their World Cup hopes were ended in a play-off penalty shoot-out defeat against the Democratic Republic of Congo in November.

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The cagey clash between Algeria and DR Congo was edging towards a penalty shoot-out when Boulbina was released on the left in the 119th minute and advanced into the area before unleashing a vicious strike into the net.

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"Every player fought for their country and did everything to stay in this competition, and the goalkeeper helped us in the penalty shoot-out."

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