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A penalty in certain sports such as soccer or ice hockey, where a player gets a direct chance to shoot at the goal from close range. In soccer, this is a penalty kick.
Im Finale wurde das Spiel durch einen Penalty in der letzten Minute entschieden.
In the final, the game was decided by a penalty in the last minute.
'Penalty' is a loanword from English. It is therefore also pronounced in the English way and has become established as a technical term in German sports.
Der Schiedsrichter entschied auf Penalty.
The referee awarded a penalty.
This word is a technical term from sports. It is used especially often in ice hockey or handball to describe a penalty situation.
Im Eishockey gibt es nach einem Foul oft einen Penalty.
In ice hockey, there is often a penalty after a foul.
Typical verbs combined with 'Penalty' (penalty) are 'einen Penalty schießen' (to take a penalty), 'einen Penalty verwandeln' (to score from a penalty), or 'einen Penalty halten' (to save the shot).
Der Torwart konnte den Penalty sicher halten.
The goalkeeper was able to save the penalty confidently.
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In soccer, Elfmeter and Penalty can refer to the same direct shot at goal after a rule violation. Elfmeter is clearly specific to soccer and to a shot from eleven meters. Penalty is broader and also refers to a direct chance to shoot at the goal in other sports, such as ice hockey.
Nach dem Foul fährt die Eishockeyspielerin allein zum Penalty auf das Tor zu.
After the foul, the ice hockey player skates in alone to take the penalty shot.
Nach dem Foul im Strafraum verwandelt die Stürmerin den Elfmeter sicher.
After the foul in the penalty area, the striker confidently converts the penalty.
