penalty shoot-out

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

Example Sentences

That is easier said than done on Saturday as they visit a steadily improving Aberdeen side under interim manager Peter Leven who have not lost over 90 minutes in six games - their Scottish Cup penalty shoot-out loss to Celtic being the one blip - and are unbeaten in four at home.

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Wales' bid to reach their fourth major tournament in eight years ended in tears at Cardiff City Stadium last night as Poland's penalty shoot-out success took the final place in Germany.

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Although Nigeria won that tie, they were beaten in the final by neighbours Cameroon, who lifted the trophy after a penalty shoot-out.

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It was left to a penalty shoot-out to determine whether Senegal - the only side at this Nations Cup to have won all three of their group games - or Ivory Coast, who had never lost three matches in a row at a single tournament, would progress to the quarter-finals.

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The former Manchester United under-23 coach was a penalty shoot-out away from taking Salford to Wembley last season, when they lost to Stockport County.

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