Penalty shoot-out (association football)
A penalty shoot-out (officially kicks from the penalty mark ) [1] is a method of determining which team advances or is awarded the championship of an association football match that cannot end in a draw but where the score is tied after the regulation playing time as well as extra time (if used) have expired. In a penalty shoot-out, each team takes turns attempting shots on the goal from the penalty mark that are defended only by the opposing team's goalkeeper. Each team has five shots which must be taken by different kickers, with the team that makes more successful kicks being declared the victor. Shoot-outs finish as soon as one team has an insurmountable lead. If scores are level after five pairs of shots, the shootout progresses into additional "sudden-death" rounds. [1] Balls successfully kicked into the goal during a shoot-out do not count as goals for the individual kickers or the team, and are tallied separately from the goals scored during normal play (includ...