The Irish Mail on Sunday

5 MASTER BLASTER

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The hardest kick is the GK-dependent method, when the kicker waits for the goalkeeper to make the first move and then rolls the ball in the other direction. The more important a penalty is, the greater the probabilit­y that a player will pick his spot and hammer it there. The GK-dependent way is more successful but in World Cup matches more penalties are blasted than placed. Players must decide beforehand what penalty they plan to take and stick to it.

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