Panenka Penalts, Panenka penalty, Antonn Panenka, Czechoslovakia

He came to international prominence playing for Czechoslovakia in the 1976 European Championship; Czechoslovakia reached the final, where they faced West Germany. After extra time, the result was 2--2, and so the first penalty shootout in a European Championships final ensued. The first seven kicks were converted, until West Germany’s fourth penalty taker, Uli Hoeneß, ballooned his shot over the bar. With the score 4--3, Panenka stepped up to take the fifth Czechoslovakian penalty, to win the match under im