panenka
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4VERB + PANENKA
called, took
PANENKA + NOUN
anton, hart, n
PREP.
after, after
ADV.
coolly
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noun
Alternative form of Panenka.
noun
A softly-struck chipped penalty kick into the middle of the goal.
Amazingly, in the most important football competition in the world, he had scored a penalty kick in the most risky and theatrical way possible, with what is called a panenka, after Antonín Panenka, a Czech footballer who in 1976 scored a vital penalty kick by chipping the ball over the goalkeeper into the center of the net.
Up stepped Pirlo, who coolly took a Panenka as Hart dived to his right.
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3Amazingly, in the most important football competition in the world, he had scored a penalty kick in the most risky and theatrical way possible, with what is called a panenka, after Antonín Panenka, a
WiktionaryUp stepped Pirlo, who coolly took a Panenka as Hart dived to his right.
WiktionaryBest used for penalties that are scored in a tidy, unfussy manner – no impudent Panenkas or short runups welcome here, thanks.
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