Euro 24 Football Language Phrase (Day 18): Shoot-out victory
In this football language post we look at the phrase ‘Shoot-out victory‘ after Portugal’s dramatic win on penalties against Slovenia in their last-16 match from the 2024 Euros. Don’t forget we have hundreds more explanations of football language in our football glossary and we also have a page full of football cliches. If you have questions or comments about this or any other phrase then email us at: admin@languagecaster.com.
Shoot-out victory
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Portugal and Slovenia played out a tense 0-0 draw in their last-16 match in the 2024 Euros which meant the game went to penalties. Sometimes we hear the phrase ‘shoot-out‘ to describe these penalties as both teams have to shoot at goal from the penalty spot a minimum of five times. So, a shoot-out is a way of deciding a game when the teams have drawn the tie. In this example (below) from the BBC, the writers have used an adjective to describe the shoot-out – dramatic – which means that it was full of drama or action. So, a dramatic shoot-out victory for Portugal means that they won the tie after penalties or on penalties against the unlucky Slovenian side.
- Example: Portugal still progressed to the quarter-finals of Euro 2024 following a dramatic shootout victory over Slovenia (BBC.co.uk, July 1 2024).
Related Vocabulary
- Day 1 – Kickstart their campaign
- Day 2 – Lay down a marker
- Day 3 – Power home a header
- Day 4 – A screamer
- Day 5 – Snatch a last gasp win
- Day 6 – Sweep home
- Day 7 – Rocket
- Day 8 – String of chances
- Day 9 – Own goal
- Day 10 – Sucker punch
- Day 11 – Best third-place sides
- Day 12 – Rank outsider
- Day 16 – Whimper
- Day 17 – Overhead kick
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