Antonín Panenka – Greatest Penalty Ever
In the 1976 European Championships Czechoslovakia had reached the final and drawn 2-2 with West Germany after extra time. The first penalty shootout in a European Championship final ensued where every penalty was scored until Germany’s fourth penalty taker, Uli Hoeneß skyed his effort over the bar.
So with the score at 4-3 and tasked with taking the decisive penalty for Czechoslovakia what would you do? If you listen to most pros they will always say pick your spot and stick to it… remember the ones you practiced in training? Just do the same.
But with unbelievable composure, the deftest of touches and the most audacious sleight of feet Antonín Panenka became known not just as a footballer but as a poet.
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