Sentences with phrase «to win a penalty»

"To win a penalty" means a player or team successfully convinces the referee in a sports game, usually in soccer or rugby, that they have been fouled by an opponent within the penalty area. This results in the opposing team being awarded a free kick from a designated spot for a chance to score a goal without interference from defenders. Full definition
He was fantastic though and did win the penalty, scored the opener and made our second, so I will forgive him that weak penalty.
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Jamie Vardy was influential in winning the penalty for the second goal as he was unable to get on the scoresheet himself, and despite the fact that Ranieri was missing the likes of Robert Huth and Danny Drinkwater, his side were still able to find a way to win.
Bruce was rewarded when Davis won a penalty after 66 minutes and Grabban cooly slotted home from the spot.
Yes, Giroud won the penalty against Southampton but at the same time he was presented with more goal scoring opportunities (where he failed to hit the target) than Perez had in the 60 minutes that he played.
Roberto Firmino leveled and then won the penalty as Swansea struggled to match Liverpool in a game that was increasingly one - sided and ran out of energy as Klopp's team pressed for a winner.
Madden was involved again winning a penalty kick in the 36th minute.
Yesterday, as well as winning the penalty which he then converted, Willian also provided assists for both Toni Rudiger and Pedro and he was the game's top performer in terms of successful dribbles and the number of key passes made.
Although there is nothing wrong with winning penalties when you're genuinely fouled, but Alex Ferguson said he fell dramatically for one of the penalties he won for Manchester United in the 2011 - 12 season.
Tottenham Hotspur U19s progressed to the next round of the UEFA Youth League match after winning the penalty shootout against Monaco on Wednesday.
Demonstrated admirable agility to pounce on a rebound for Tottenham's opening goal and then won the penalty for Kane with more sharp movement.
Dzeko opened the scoring for the home side before winning a penalty which was converted by Daniele De Rossi as Roma pulled off a remarkable 3 - 0 win to knock out Barcelona on away goals after the first leg ended 4 - 1 in Camp Nou.
The former Tottenham Hotspur winger prodded home from a Wilfried Zaha pass to break the deadlock on 17 minutes, before winning a penalty with this controversial dive midway through the second half.
With the momentum now favouring Brisbane Roar, it wasn't Central Coast who prevailed, but instead, the resilient Brisbane Roar won the penalty shoot - out 4 - 2, giving them their first ever A-League trophy.
Ozil then played a key role in Oxlade - Chamberlain winning the penalty by freeing the winger in space, before playing the final pass in a flowing move that was finished by Giroud for the fourth goal.
He also won a penalty which Danny Ings missed and struck the post.
Chadwick's side then won a penalty on the 70th minute when left back Bradley Roberts was brought down as he advanced into the area following some intricate build up play.
Apart from winning the penalty, he was extremely poor... His (and Xhaka's) careless miss placed passes led to 99 % of West Broms chances!
Barkley had a good chance to put Everton in the lead just before Chamberlain won a penalty at the other end.
It was Aaron Ramsey who won the penalty and Wenger said: «When you speak to him he didn't throw himself on the ground.
Moses immediately made himself noticed with an assist for Alvaro Morata's goal, and later won a penalty for Eden Hazard to chip home the third in a 3 - 1 win.
After Arsenal's dramatic victory over Southampton, a 2 - 1 win with Olivier Giroud winning a penalty for the Gunners in the final moments of the match, Arsenal fans could be pleased that we were set for the three points, but concerned that Koscielny went down in the movement before the goal.
Honourable mentions to; the BFG for a great performance both aerial and being solid with Aguero running at him; Ramsey for a great shift; Kos for that discipline after picking up an early booking; Monreal winning the penalty and rendering Navas useless.
The Italian forward was yet again at the centre of controversy during Liverpool's 1 - 0 win over Besiktas in the Europa League, despite scoring the game winning penalty.
The 21 - year - old won a penalty after being felled by Daniel Wass, although the contact appeared to begin outside the box.
Roared on by a rocking Parkhead crowd, Celtic won a penalty through Giorgios Samaras and Kris Commons held his nerve to slam the ball home off the underside of the crossbar.
United won a penalty after Danny Simpson handled the ball in the area, Kasper Schmeichel thwarting Romelu Lukaku's spot kick which could have seen him score in three consecutive Premier League matches, which was not meant to be.
Sanchez won a penalty and saw it saved, only to turn home the rebound on his Old Trafford debut as United bounced back from the midweek loss at Tottenham, extending Huddersfield's winless Premier League run to an eighth match.
It stopped a second German goal and minutes later Italy won the penalty that took the game into extra-time and penalties.
Argentine side Estudiantes won a penalty shootout against Penarol to advance to the quarter final of the Copa Sudamericana.
He'a already finding good open spaces to receive possession in an advanced area and has already scored, assisted and won penalties whilst also firmly repelling the attackers he has come up against.
An impressive cameo from the bench at the weekend against Aston Villa was the most recent of those, with the teenager winning a penalty after an enterprising run.
Not judging him or saying he is better than Giroud, but proven goal scorer with too many penalties, our game does not revolve around winning penalties, and if Alexis / Ozil stay they will be the takers ahead of him.
Joe Allen's match - winning penalty sparked wild celebrations by the Liverpool players last night as they beat Stoke City to reach the Capital One Cup semi-final.
England manager Roy Hodgson has defended his captain, Wayne Rooney, over claims that the Manchester United striker dived to win a penalty reports ITV.
The Knighthood got him all sorts of benefits that other teams did not, I heard a myth that some team won a penalty over there once.
We want someone who can score gosls in normal play and possiblly win penalties.
Southampton, under the influence of Sadio Mane and Nathaniel Clyne, were instrumental to the Saints win as Mane won a penalty when Rosicky tripped the forward in the box.
As well as his goals, Willian won both penalties and put in the kind of effort we've come to associate with him, in what will surely give his manager a bit of a headache about sticking with the 3 -5-2 formation that does not really accommodate his talents.
Sterling was back in the thick of the action in the 2 - 1 win to keep City's impressive start to the season going, as the England international won a penalty before scoring the winning goal in a decisive performance.
It was Wenger's comments about Sterling which provoked the above reaction however, with Wenger accusing the winger of diving when he claimed: «We know that Sterling dives well, and he does that [win the penalty] very well.»
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Ozil wins a penalty through his own sheer brilliance and Arsenal go on to win the match because Stoke are a broken team.
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