spot kick
Penalty area shot
A spot kick is a penalty kick in soccer, so called because the ball is placed on a designated spot twelve yards from the goal line.
The term is more common in British English than American English, where penalty kick or simply penalty predominates.
The referee awarded a spot kick after the defender's handball in the box.
Tense apprehension
- composureEmotional self-control
- tensionStretched or strained state
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- stakesPosts or wagers
psychology · concentration · focus · anticipation · drama · responsibility · expectation · clutch
Desired end result
- equalizerWhat evens things out
- winnerOne who prevails
- openerWhat begins something
- clincherFact that settles matters
scored · converted · missed · saved · crossbar · net · back of the net · sudden death
One who accepts
- strikeForceful impact or stoppage
- conversionAct of changing states
- missFail to reach
- saveProtect from loss
rebound · placement · power · technique · run-up · side-foot · driven · curl
Offensive or illegal
- boxLidded storage container
- penalty areaGoalkeeper's restricted zone
- handballWall-based striking game
- infringementViolation of rights
VAR · referee · whistle · decision · awarded · simulation · dive · contact
One who guards
- diveHeadfirst water entry
- guessEstimate without certainty
- saveProtect from loss
- fingertipTerminal phalanx pad
wrong-footed · rooted · sprawling · heroics · mind games
nerves
Tense apprehension
- composureEmotional self-control
- tensionStretched or strained state
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
stakes · psychology · concentration · focus · anticipation · drama · responsibility · expectation · clutch · momentum
goal
Desired end result
clincher · scored · converted · missed · saved · crossbar · net · back of the net · sudden death
taker
One who accepts
- strikeForceful impact or stoppage
- conversionAct of changing states
- missFail to reach
save · rebound · placement · power · technique · run-up · side-foot · driven · curl · chip
foul
Offensive or illegal
- boxLidded storage container
- penalty areaGoalkeeper's restricted zone
- handballWall-based striking game
infringement · VAR · referee · whistle · decision · awarded · simulation · dive · contact · review
keeper
One who guards
fingertip · wrong-footed · rooted · sprawling · heroics · mind games
- Soccergoal, soccer, pass, football, goalkeeper
- penalty kicksgoalkeeper, save, goal, miss, shootout
- penalty shotspenalty stroke
- soccer techniquesthrow-in, heading, dribbling, passing, trapping
- set piecesthrow-in, kickoff, penalty shot, face-off, jump ball
- soccer officiatingreferee, yellow card, red card, foul, booking
spot kickopen play
Continuous active gameplay
through ball · breakaway goal · run of play · counterattack · fast break
spot, kick, spots, spotted, spotting, spotty, spotter, kicks, kicked