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Bodo Illgner

In the semifinal, Illgner saved a Stuart Pearce shot in the penalty shootout against England, and West Germany would overcome Argentina in the deciding game, where he would keep a clean sheet (1–0).

Brian Behrendt

After returning to Rapid Wien, Behrendt made his first-team debut as an extra-time substitute in an Austrian Cup penalty shootout defeat to LASK Linz on 14 July 2013.

Crucero del Norte

On January 2011, the squad won its first international tournament, the Copa Víctor Hugo Zayas, played in Encarnación, Paraguay after beating local teams Universal (1-0) and Independiente de Campo Grande (5-4 via penalty shoot-out after the 90' ended in a tie).

Diego Inostroza

He unofficially debuted in a friendly match against Argentinos Juniors, that was lost in a penalty shoot-out after he failed the last penalty.

Francisco Bizcocho

In 1976–77 Bizcocho played 27 games as Betis finished fifth, and scored the decisive penalty in the season's Copa del Rey final, a 8–7 shootout defeat of Athletic Bilbao.

Harvey Esajas

Subsequently, Esajas was part of the Milan squad in Istanbul when they played and lost on penalties with Liverpool in the 2005 Champions League final.

Janni Arnth Jensen

At the girl's football tournament at the 2003 European Youth Olympic Festival, Arnth Jensen played in the final as Denmark beat Switzerland on penalties after a 1–1 draw at Stade Sébastien Charléty in Paris.

José Ramón Alexanko

Six years earlier he had his penalty shootout attempt saved by FC Steaua Bucureşti's Helmuth Duckadam, as Barça lost the 1986 edition in Seville.

Juan Carlos Valerón

He was an instrumental figure in the side's qualification for the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, with the club also finishing fifth in the league and reaching the final of the Copa del Rey, lost to eventual champions Barcelona in a penalty shoot-out.

Karl Wald

In 2006, Deutsche Presse-Agentur reported a claim by former football referee Karl Wald, from Frankfurt am Main, that he had first proposed the shoot-out in 1970 to the Bavarian FA.

Luis Carlos Perea

Perea participated in four Copa América finals, and netted his first international goal in the 1993 Copa América, in the 88th minute of the quarterfinal match against Uruguay (1–1 after 120 minutes, penalty shootout win).

Marwin Angeles

On 24 January 2012, he featured for the senior national team in a friendly match against Icheon Citizen FC, wherein he scored the equalizer to end the match 1–1 in regulation time, forcing a penalty shoot-out that eventually led them to a 2–4 loss.

Soccer Bowl '76

Two days later in the conference semifinals they played the Northern Division champion Chicago Sting to a 2–2 draw, and advanced on penalties 3–1.

Theresa Nielsen

At the girl's football tournament at the 2003 European Youth Olympic Festival, Nielsen scored in the final as Denmark beat Switzerland on penalties after a 1–1 draw at Stade Sébastien Charléty in Paris.


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Glenorchy Knights FC

However, re-branded as the Glenorchy Knights, they have slowly established a new sense of self, culminating in winning the State Championship for the first time in 13 years in 2005, and narrowly missing out on back to back state titles by losing a penalty shoot-out to Somerset in 2006.

Petter Rudi

Petter Rudi was signed by David Pleat in October 1997 from Molde FK and he made his debut against Spurs; his style of play made him popular with the Wednesday fans and he became a regular starter under Ron Atkinson later that season after Pleat was sacked, he failed to score in his first season however he did score the 5-3 penalty shoot-out victory against Watford in the 3rd round of the FA Cup.

Premier Reserve League

In the 2009–10 play-off match, held again at Old Trafford, Manchester United beat Aston Villa 3–2 in a penalty shoot-out after the game ended 3–3.

Ricardo Quaresma

He also contributed to Porto's win against Once Caldas in the 2004 Intercontinental Cup, scoring in a penalty shoot-out which ended 8–7 in Porto's favour.

Tim Parkin

He also featured in the 1980 Svenska Cupen Final, which ended in a penalty shoot-out victory over IK Brage at the Råsunda Stadium.

Toulouse FC

A side containing Jacques Santini and Swiss forward Daniel Jeandupeux earned a famous penalty shoot-out victory against Diego Maradona's Napoli in the 1986–87 UEFA Cup, Toulouse's maiden European campaign, but it failed to herald a bright new era.

Zoltán Takács

Their performance lead Takács' club into the UEFA Cup 2004–05 where they were defeated by a penalty shoot-out against the Polish side of Amica Wronki in the second qualifying round of the tournament.