点球 (diǎnqiú): penalty kick (soccer)

Measure Word

一个点球 gè

Cáipàn pàn gěi zhǔduì yī gè diǎnqiú.

The referee awarded the home team a penalty kick.

Tā zài diǎnqiú dàzhàn zhōng tījìnle guānjiàn yī qiú.

He scored the crucial goal in the penalty shootout.

Shǒuméngyuán pūchūle duìfāng de diǎnqiú, quánchǎng fèiténg.

The goalkeeper saved the opponent's penalty kick and the whole stadium erupted.

usage

点球 refers specifically to the penalty kick in soccer, taken from the penalty spot. 点球大战 means a penalty shootout used to decide a tied match.

点 diǎn

球 qiú