penalty shoot-out
Word forms: plural penalty shoot-outs
countable noun
In football, a penalty shoot-out is a way of deciding the result of a game that has ended in a draw. Players from each team try to score a goal in turn until one player fails to score and their team loses the game.
[mainly British]penalty shoot-out in British English
noun
1. soccer
a method of deciding the winner of a drawn match, in which players from each team attempt to score with a penalty kick
2.
a similar method of resolving a tie in hockey, ice hockey, polo, etc
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