Uefa evaluating a new 'ABBA' penalty shootout (1 Viewer)

Sumo the Micky Quinn

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Uefa: Penalty shootout trial takes place in Euro Women's Under-17 semi-final

European football's governing body, Uefa, is evaluating a new 'ABBA' penalty shootout system - rather than the traditional ABAB pattern, where one side always has the pressure of going second - to make them fairer.

How does it work?
As the current system stands, teams take turns in a shootout, with the choice of who goes first decided by a coin toss.

For example, team A goes first, then team B, then team A again.

The new system is called sees team A followed by team B - before team B goes again. Team A would then get two successive penalties, a little like the tie-break in tennis, and so on until there is a winner.

A coin will still be tossed to decide who goes first.

It is trialling its use at both men's and women's European Under-17s tournaments currently taking place.


And it was at the women's competition - a semi-final between Germany and Norway on Thursday - that the chance to put it into use for the first time arose.

The Germans are famed for their penalty-spot prowess after winning five shootouts at major finals - although unusually they missed their first three spot-kicks.

Yet they were still able to beat Norway 3-2 to reach the final of the tournament in the Czech Republic.
 

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SkyblueBazza

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Actually not such a bad idea imo. Shifts the pressure about & speeds it up as the keepers changeover less.
Although it is another fine example of how many European power bases work. The EU, UEFA...Euro vision?! Anyone understand the scoring system??? It used to be the fun part of the show with Wogan's cynical quips. Norton was as baffled as me by it all so struggled to make many. It's gone from ridiculous to meaningless.
European power bases always seem to bend over so far backwards to try to please everyone...they actually please no one.
Hence with a little of the right kind a fuel...Brexit!

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Gazolba

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Why not have simultaneous penalties at both ends of the pitch? Would be even fairer.
 

wingy

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Taking a chance on me understanding why they have to meddle with the game all the time.
 
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Sky_Blue_Daz

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Why not just designate one player from each team to take all 5 pens.
 

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