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shoot-out
(redirected from penalty shoot-outs)

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shoot·out also shoot-out  (shtout)
n.
1.
a. A gunfight.
b. A battle between military forces.
c. Slang A dispute or conflict to settle a disagreement: The marriage ended in a legal shootout.
2. Sports
a. A high-scoring period or game.
b. A means of resolving a tie after overtime in soccer and often in hockey, in which five players from each side alternately take individual shots on a goal defended by a goalie.
Translations
shoot-out [ˈʃuːtaʊt] N
1.tiroteo m, balacera f (LAm)
2. (Sport)
see penalty B
shoot-out
n
(Ftbl: = penalty shoot-out) → Elfmeterschießen nt


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There were no 15-minute extra-time periods as both teams were forced to play penalty shoot-outs straight after regular time.
In six penalty shoot-outs in their history, the Germans have only missed two kicks - the last by Uli Stielike back in the 1982 World Cup semi-final.
In the penalty shoot-outs I have been in they have only gone to five or six penalties so it's a step in the right direction.
 
 
 
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