Audacious penalty was planned before kick-off

I decided to do a Panenka prior to the start – Yengi

Kusini Yengi revealed he decided on executing his outrageous Panenka penalty BEFORE Pompey’s win over Burton had kicked off.

And the Aussie striker told how he was adamant he wasn’t going to divert from the plan, even after his incredible open-goal miss in the Blues’ 2-1 success on Tuesday night.

Home fans were left stunned as Yengi somehow missed a completely open goal from three yards, eight minutes before the break.

The Socceroos international, left, more than atoned for his error, however, as he won a penalty three minutes into stoppage time and then produced a sublime chipped spot-kick.

Yengi went on to add a second goal, to take his total for the season to 10.

He said: ‘It was a good win but we should have scored more, but it’s a win.

‘I’m happy but I missed an open net and could’ve had a hat-trick.

‘I saw the ball late because Myles (PeartHarris) contested it and I didn’t have my feet right, so I had to stick a toe at it and missed.

‘I’d already made the decision to take the penalty in that way before the game.

‘When I miss or score chances, I stick to the process. That’s something I’ve worked on. I knew what

I wanted to do, I executed it and it went well.’

Yengi added: ‘I always try to put a missed chance behind me and look forward to the next one.

‘I missed that chance, it pushed me and made me more hungry to put the next one away and score goals.

‘I’d forgotten about it straightaway and it was on to the next.

‘Maybe when I was a bit younger I would’ve dwelled on it a bit longer. Now, though, when I miss a chance I’m just confident and push on.’