5 longest penalty shootouts of all time

Penalty shootouts lets you experience all the excitement, tension and disappointments that is involved in game of football. When a penalty shootout is prolonged to say 30-40 kicks, it is as good as a roller-coaster ride, for players and fans alike. Here is the list of the top 5 longest penalty shootouts that skipped many heart beats of the spectactors.

#5 Brockenhurst vs Andover Town

Although the shootout produced some cracking penalties, we also witnessed some lousy goalkeeping from Andover’s stopper. He only dived for about five of them.

After 0-0 draw, 29 consecutive penalty kicks were scored in the shootouts, yes you read that right. Andover Town missed the 30th penalty kick of the game to hand the game into the hands of Brokenhurst with a score of 15-14.

#4 Liverpool vs Middlesbrough

Liverpool side celebrate after winning the penalty shootout against Middlesbrough

A never-ending penalty shootout did finally finish 14-13 after 30 penalties, with Albert Adomah missing for Middlesbrough as Liverpool proceeded to the fourth round of the Capital One Cup. The teams were tied 1-1 after 90 minutes and 2-2 after extra time as Middlesbrough twice pegged back their illustrious hosts. Both sides then converted penalty after penalty in an astounding shootout before Albert Adomah finally missed to send Liverpool through.

In the shootout, all 11 players on both teams including both goalkeepers, took at least one penalty. Suso netted the 14th for Liverpool before Adomah missed, bringing the match to an improbably dramatic end.

#3 England U21 vs Holland U21

Anton Ferdinaand’s kick his penalty against the bar to hand Netherlands the victory!

The game finished at 1-1 after the extra time in the semi finals of the 2007 U-21 UEFA Championship. The Dutch team secured a place in the final of the championship after Anton Ferdinand (England) smashed his attempt straight at the crossbar. The game saw 32 penalties in the shootout out of which 7 of them were saved.

#2 Olympiakos vs AEK

Edinho of AEK reacts after his team lost against Olympiakos in the Greek cup final at the Athens Olympic stadium on May 2, 2009.Caption

4-4 is what the two teams finished at the end of 120 minutes in the 2008-2009 Greek Cup final held at Athens Olympic Stadium. Olympiakos eventually won the game 15-14 in the penalty shootouts after 34 kicks which saw the goalkeeper saving just 5 of them.

#1 KK palace vs Civics

In a nail-biting finish, the final of the 2005 Namibian Cup had to be settled by a record-breaking 48 penalty kicks.

120 minutes of football and 48 kicks is what it took to separate the two teams in the 2005 Namibian Cup final. After finishing 2-2 at the end of 120 minutes, KK Palace finally emerged the winners with a scoreline reading 17-16. Many of the players had to take the shot thrice in the process of 48 kicks that almost lasted as long as the game.