🎮 Penalty Kicks Guide

Penalty Kicks Guide

• When you kick a penalty shot, you must time it so that the line on the composure bar stops at the center, in the green area.
• Once you press the shoot button, the power meter will start to build up. Try to give your shot at least two bars worth of power, which will help you overcome the goalkeeper. If your kicker is a forward or an excellent player, let the power meter enter the red area, and aim for the upper-middle area of the net.
• Aim with the left stick. Aiming for the corners is more difficult, because the cursor will speed up. If you aim high, with high power, the goalkeeper will struggle to block the shot.
• If you press the shoot button a second time, your player will perform a stutter step before they shoot. In real life, this can trick the goalkeeper, but it rarely works against an AI goalkeeper.
• The Panenka shot, in which you kick the ball straight at the center of the goal, is usually too risky to be worth trying.
• Hold RB (Xbox One) / R1 (PS4) to use a placed shot. It will give you less power, but greater accuracy, and the ball can curve. Use this when you strike the ball to the same side as the foot your player kicks with.
• If you are playing against a human-controlled goalkeeper, aim high and at the 25% or 75% marks, or shoot high and at the middle of the net. All of these will be difficult for the player to block. Vary your shots so you don’t become predictable.
• You can use the practice menu to help you learn good strategies for penalties. While practicing, you can press LT (Xbox One) / L2 (PS4) to use the aim-assist circle