How to play Penalty Kick Challenge
- Press Space, Enter or tap the pitch to start.
- The vertical reticle sweeps across the goal. Press once to lock where the ball will finish.
- The power meter then rises and falls. Press again to strike.
- Power controls height as well as speed: low power keeps the ball down, high power lifts it. Past the white marker at 94% it clears the bar.
- The keeper commits the moment you strike and takes 0.55 seconds to reach full stretch, so a harder shot gives it less time.
Controls
| Input | Action |
|---|---|
| Space / Enter | Lock placement, then lock power |
| Tap the pitch | Same as Space on touch devices |
| P | Pause and resume |
How scoring works
| Event | Points |
|---|---|
| Goal | 100 points |
| Placement bonus | Up to 45, scaled by how close to a post the ball finishes |
| Power bonus | Up to 15 for shots struck above 70% power |
| Save, miss or over the bar | No points |
Gameplay tips
- Aim for the inside of the post, not the corner itself. The placement bonus is already near maximum a few pixels inside the frame, and you stop giving goals away wide.
- Stop the power meter between 70% and 90%. You collect the power bonus, shorten the keeper's dive time, and stay clear of the ballooning threshold.
- Alternate sides deliberately. The keeper's reading chance rises to over 50% by kick ten, and it is the only part of the game you cannot out-aim.
- On kick ten, take the lower corner. A low shot sits outside the keeper's coverage circle far more often than a mid-height one.
