Panenka (penalty kick)

Italian Francesco Totti performs the Panenka in the Euro 2000 semi-final against Edwin van der Sar, goalkeeper of the Netherlands.

In association football, the Panenka is a technique used in penalty kick-taking in which the player, instead of kicking the ball toward the left or right corner of the goal, gives a subtle touch underneath the ball, causing it to rise and fall within the centre of the goal thus deceiving the goalkeeper. It was created by Czech player Antonín Panenka, who presented this technique to the world in the 1976 UEFA European Championship finals, when he beat German goalkeeper Sepp Maier and gave the title to the Czechoslovakian national team.[1][2] After its sensational debut in the tournament, the Panenka kick has been used on rare occasions and mostly by highly respected players who can deal with the consequences of missing a penalty kick that way.[3][4] This style of penalty kick is also called Il cucchiaio ("the spoon"), in the Italian speaking world.[5]

Technique

The aim of the technique is not to chip the ball over the goalkeeper but to take advantage of the fact that many goalkeepers will dive to either side of the goal in anticipation rather than waiting to see in which direction the ball is going. It is a very risky technique, because the subtle touch on the ball gives it a very slow speed, thus allowing the goalkeeper to move back from where he jumped to or even just stay at the same spot and wait for the ball to easily fall on his hands.[6] The move is known for only being used by fearless players who dare to risk missing the kick.[7] Because of the high risk of missing the kick, some players that used the Panenka kick were criticized by the specialized media or their team's members and supporters for being frivolous, using an unnecessary method to score the goal.[8]

History

Panenka in 2013. His original penalty technique has been imitated by many other players.

The original penalty

Antonín Panenka came to international prominence playing for Czechoslovakia in the 1976 European Championship; Czechoslovakia reached the final, where they faced West Germany. After extra time, the result was 2–2, and so the first penalty shootout in a European Championships final ensued. The first seven kicks were converted, until West Germany's fourth penalty taker, Uli Hoeneß, ballooned his shot over the bar. With the score 4–3, Panenka stepped up to take the fifth Czechoslovakian penalty, to win the match under immense pressure. He feigned shooting to the side of the goal, causing German goalkeeper Sepp Maier dive to his left, and then gently chipped the ball into the middle of the net.[9] The sheer cheek of the goal led a watching French journalist to dub Panenka "a poet", and his winning kick is one of the most famous ever, making Panenka's name synonymous with that particular style of penalty kick.[10]

Post-1976

As well as winning the 1976 European Championship, Panenka helped Czechoslovakia come third in the 1980 tournament, after scoring once again in a 9–8 penalty shootout win.[11] In the finals of the 1982 World Cup, Panenka scored twice with penalties, but these were the only Czechoslovakian goals, and the team did not progress beyond the first group stage.[12][13]

The Panenka penalty has since been successfully duplicated by Francesco Totti at UEFA Euro 2000, Hélder Postiga at UEFA Euro 2004,[10] Gonzalo Pineda in the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup,[10] Zinedine Zidane in the 2006 FIFA World Cup Final,[10] Alexis Sánchez in the 2015 Copa América Final,[14] Sebastián Abreu in the 2010 World Cup,[10] Younis Mahmoud [15] and Omar Abdulrahman in the 2015 Asian Cup, both Andrea Pirlo and Sergio Ramos at UEFA Euro 2012 and at UEFA Euro 2016 Qualifying,[10] John Stones against Juventus at the 2013 International Champions Cup,[16][17] Antonio Candreva at FIFA Confederations Cup 2013, Jozy Altidore in his first game for Toronto FC,[10] Lionel Messi in a La Liga match with Getafe, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in a Bundesliga game against Hannover 96, Knowledge Musona 28 March 2016 Zimbabwe V Swaziland, Dwight Yorke for Aston Villa vs Arsenal in the Premier League, Emre Can for Liverpool vs Manchester City in a penalty shootout in the Capital One Cup final.[18] and Alban Hoxha goalkeeper of Partizani Tirana against Ferencvaros at 2016 Champions League second qualifying round at Groupama Arena.[19] A few who have tried unsuccessfully have been Neymar,[10] Mickaël Landreau,[10][20] Antonio Calle, Rogério Ceni,[10] Maicosuel,[21] Marko Dević, Graham Zusi, Robin van Persie, Svetoslav Dyakov, Antonio Cassano, Lior Refaelov, Ali Karimi, Mehdi Taremi, Alexandre Pato,[22][23] Alen Halilović,[24] Chan Siu Ki, and Jason Cummings.[25]

In 1992 Gary Lineker of England attempted this style of penalty against Brazil in a friendly at Wembley. If he had scored he would have equalled Bobby Charlton as England's record goalscorer but the attempt was feeble and straight into the goalkeeper's arms. Lineker never scored another goal for England.

Sporting KC player Matt Besler attempted a panenka versus the Portland Timbers in their 2015 MLS Cup Playoffs Knockout Round match at Providence Park. Instead of scoring, he sent it flying over the crossbar. Portland went on to win when Goalie Adam Kwarasey scored and then saved against Sporting KC backup keeper Jon Kempin.

In 2015, Chilean player Alexis Sánchez attemped a Panenka to make the 4-1 in the penalty kicks against Argentina in the final match at the Copa América 2015. This made the host team win that tournament for the first time in their history.

In the 2016 Copa América Centenario quarterfinal match between Venezuela and Argentina, Venezuelan player Luis Seijas tried a Panenka against Argentine keeper Sergio Romero, but Romero was not fooled by the ploy and easily caught the attempt. It mattered little, as Argentina would win the match 4-1.

References

  1. ↑ "The footballers who have moves named after them". Retrieved 2010-11-14.
  2. ↑ "Antonin Panenka - the footballer Pele described as "either a genius or a madman"". Retrieved 2010-11-14.
  3. ↑ "Euro 2012: Pirlo's courage to kick a penalty like Panenka helped Italy's 4-2 win over England".
  4. ↑ "Andrea Pirlo explains THAT Panenka penalty which bamboozled Joe Hart at Euro 2012".
  5. ↑ "Il rigore di Panenka" (in Italian). Storie di Calcio. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  6. ↑ "I nearly tried a cheeky panenka penalty in Champions League final, admits Drogba".
  7. ↑ "Euro 2012: Pirlo's courage to kick a penalty like Panenka helped Italy's 4-2 win over England".
  8. ↑ "Fulham starlet Moussa Dembele misses 'Panenka' penalty in Youth Cup final".
  9. ↑ Tom Bryant. "Football - Knowledge: the footballers who have moves named after them". the Guardian.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "The cult of the Panenka penalty". FIFA.com. 25 June 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  11. ↑ "UEFA EURO 1980 - History - Czechoslovakia-Italy - UEFA.com". UEFA.com. 4 October 2003. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  12. ↑ http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/spain1982/statistics/players/goal-scored.html
  13. ↑ http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/spain1982/groups/index.html
  14. ↑ "Chile 0-0 Argentina (4-1 pens): Hosts claim first Copa America title with shoot-out victory". Sky Sports. 4 July 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  15. ↑ ركلة جزاء يونس محمود على منتخب ايران تعليق عصام الشوالي كاس اسيا 2015 - YouTube. 23 January 2015 – via YouTube.
  16. ↑ "Everton youngster John Stones "Out Pirlos" Andrea Pirlo in Juventus shoot out". 101 Great Goals. 1 August 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  17. ↑ "Everton 1 Juventus 1; 6-5 on Penalties: Match Report". The Telegraph. 1 August 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  18. ↑ "VIDEO: Emre Can with Panenka Style Penalty". 90min.com.
  19. ↑
  20. ↑ "Anniversaire - Les "Panenka" les plus marquantes - France Football". France Football.
  21. ↑ "EPIC FAIL: Watch two moments of hilarity and anguish as Udinese miss out on Champions League". Mirror Football. 29 August 2012. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
  22. ↑ "The Anti-Panenka! Alexandre Pato's awful penalty easily saved by Dida, costs Corinthians penalty shoot-out v Gremio". 101 Great Goals. 24 October 2013. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
  23. ↑ "Pato perde pênalti com cavadinha, Grêmio vence o Corinthians e vai à semi" (in Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 24 October 2013. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
  24. ↑ "Chelsea - FC Barcelona, 07/29/2015". 29 July 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  25. ↑ "Jason Cummings' embarrassing Panenka penalty for Hibs in Scottish Cup semi-final". 16 April 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
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