Penalty Kick Shootout
Take five penalties against a keeper who learns your favourite corner, aiming with a drag and locking power on a moving meter. Mix up your spot and hold your nerve.
Keyboard works too Everything runs inside your browser. Nothing is installed on your phone.
Controls
Tap Play to face the first of five penalties.
How to play
- Tap Play to face the first of five penalties.
- Drag across the goal to place your aim.
- Tap to lock the power meter near its centre band.
- Check the wind and range chips before you strike.
- Change your corner every kick so the keeper cannot read you.
- Survive sudden death if the shootout is level after five.
About this game
The pitch is quiet, the ball sits on the spot, and the keeper paces the line in front of you. This is a penalty shootout distilled into its purest form: five shots, one goalkeeper, and nothing to blame but your own aim. It carries a little of the tension every Malaysian fan knows from a big night in front of the television.
What lifts it above a simple tap-the-corner game is that the keeper remembers. Feed the same corner three times and he starts reading it, throwing himself that way before the ball leaves your foot. You have to keep him guessing, which makes the shootout feel like a small mental duel rather than a lucky guess.
What you actually do
Drag across the goal to place your aim, then tap to lock the power on a meter that sweeps back and forth. The closer you lock to the centre of the band, the smaller your shot’s deviation from where you aimed; drift too far out and the ball curls away, often off the woodwork. Two on-screen chips tell you the wind direction and the shooting range before each kick.
You take five penalties. Score more than the keeper saves and you win the shootout; if you are level after five, the game rolls into sudden death, where the first miss decides it. Wind pushes the ball sideways, and long-range shots deviate more, so a twenty-five-metre kick with a stiff breeze is genuinely harder than a short one.
Tips that make you better
- Alternate corners and never take the same spot twice in a row, because the keeper tracks your history.
- Lock the power near the middle of the band for a straight, predictable strike.
- Check the wind chip before every kick and aim slightly against it to compensate.
- Prefer short range when the wind is strong, since long shots drift much further.
- Keep your cool in sudden death, because the keeper still favours the corner you have used most.
Who it is for
Football fans who want the drama of a shootout without the ninety minutes before it, and anyone who enjoys a game that is more about nerve than reflexes. It is ideal for the school holidays, when the whole family can argue over who takes the fifth penalty. It also rewards players who like to plan a run rather than simply react.
Playing it on a phone
It loads straight into the browser with no install, so a mid-range Android handles it without strain. The two-stage drag-and-tap control suits a thumb, and the game pauses when you leave the tab, so a half-time break in your own household will not cost you a kick.
The whole shootout usually lasts a couple of minutes, which makes it an easy pick between other things.
Frequently asked questions
How many penalties do I take?
Five in the main shootout. If you and the keeper are level after those, the game goes to sudden death and the first miss decides the winner.
How does the keeper decide where to dive?
He tracks which corners you have used. The more you repeat a side, the more likely he is to commit to it, so variety is your best weapon.
What does the wind do?
Wind pushes the ball sideways as it travels, and its effect grows with distance. The wind chip shows the direction and strength before each kick.
Will a powerful shot always score?
No. Power that overshoots the centre band adds deviation, so an overhit shot can curl wide or hit the post even when your aim was good.
