A chipped penalty kick where the ball is slowly lobbed down the center as the keeper dives.
Definition: A chipped penalty kick where the ball is slowly lobbed down the center as the keeper dives.
Named after Antonín Panenka, who scored the deciding penalty for Czechoslovakia in the Euro 1976 final using this exact technique — chipping the ball softly into the middle while West Germany's keeper dived to a corner. High-risk, high-reward. Modern Panenka takers: Andrea Pirlo (vs England Euro 2012), Sergio Ramos, Lionel Messi, Karim Benzema.