Penalty Kick

A penalty shootout against the computer. You take a kick, then you go in goal and try to save one — five each, then sudden death if it is level. The shootout ends early as soon as one side can no longer catch up.

Shooting

• Swipe from the ball towards the goal and release where you want the ball to go.
• Swipe speed is power: a slow swipe is easy to save, a very fast one rises and can sail over the bar.
• Bend your swipe in an arc to add curve — the ball bends late, which fools the keeper.
• Keyboard: arrow keys move the aiming target, Q / E add curve, hold Space to build power and release to shoot.

Saving

• Watch the striker. When the ball is kicked, tap or click the spot in the goal you want to dive to (or press the arrow keys: ← → dive low, with ↑ dive high, ↓ stay central).
• Dive too early and good strikers will put it the other way!

Tips

Corners just inside the posts are hardest to reach. The keeper reads the initial direction of the ball, so a late curve into the corner is deadly. The keeper gets quicker and smarter on higher levels.