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Definition of penalty shoot-out noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

penalty shoot-out

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/ˌpenəlti ˈʃuːt aʊt/
 
/ˌpenəlti ˈʃuːt aʊt/
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  1. (in football (soccer)) a way of deciding the winner when both teams have the same score at the end of a game. Each team is given a number of chances to kick the ball into the goal and the team that scores the most goals wins.Topics Sports: ball and racket sportsc1
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