Penalty Shootout Multi League Game

Penalty Shootout: Multi League boils football down to its most dramatic moment and repeats it, kick after kick. Pick from twelve fantasy leagues and one of 384 teams, then take turns as the kicker and the goalkeeper against another team until someone blinks.

Taking a penalty means locking three moving indicators — direction, height and strength — one at a time. Balance them right and you can bend a shot into the corner or drop a soft lob over a diving keeper. On defense, a target flashes on your goal just before the kick lands; click it in time and you save it. Win your group and you move into a single-elimination knockout from the 1/8 finals onward, where one missed penalty ends the run.

Controls

• Left click (or tap) to stop each moving indicator — direction, height and strength when taking a penalty, the target zone when in goal

Tips

• Mixing a lower strength with a higher height produces the lob shots that beat keepers who dive early — don't lock in maximum power on every attempt
• As keeper, the target only flashes briefly before the kick — watch for it instead of the ball animation, since the save is decided the moment you click
• You need to finish 1st or 2nd in your group to reach the knockout rounds, so a few careless misses in the group stage can end your run before the 1/8 finals even start

Best suited to short bursts between classes — a single shootout or a full group round both fit comfortably in a short break.