penalty kick
Noun
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- (football) (soccer) A penalty kick is a free-kick that is taken from the penalty spot; it is taken after a defensive foul in the penalty box and the goalkeeper is the only person on the field to defend against it.
- The penalty kick saved them from defeat today.