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    What is meant by a Panenka penalty in soccer?

    Question #119283. Asked by flem-ish. (Dec 12 10 9:55 AM)


    geowhiz

    		Antonín Panenka was a player who won the 1976 Euro Championship for Czechoslovakia against West Germany. His penalty is famous because he approached the ball like he was going to kick it to a corner then he just chipped it straight down the middle slowly and the goalkeeper dove to the wrong way and could not get it

    Dec 12 10, 10:07 AM
    geowhiz

    		from uefa.com

    Dec 12 10, 10:08 AM
    darkpresence

    		Watch!
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bd1Hr96IenI

    Dec 12 10, 2:06 PM

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