Penalty kicks (ólbescból)

Penalty kicks are a method of determining the winner of a tied ólbescból match. In penalty kicks, each team alternately takes penalty kicks, with the team scoring the most goals being declared the winner. Unlike in normal penalty kicks, kicks resulting in an ólb being scored do not count. The penalty kicks method is currently used at the end of regulation time in the All-Mercury Ólbescból Championships and at the end of extra time in the knock-out stages of the All-Craitland Championship.

Procedure

During the penalty kicks, all players other than the kicker must remain outside of the court. The procedure for taking the kicks is outlined in the Rules of Ólbescból.

• The team to kick first is decided by a coin toss.
• All players other than the kicker must be outside of the court when the kick is taken.
• Each kick is taken in an identical fashion to a penalty kick in regulation time. The kick is taken from the centre mark on the signal of one of the referees.
• The kicker may not touch the ball again after the initial kick.
• The kick is successful if the ball rebounds off the scoring zone and settles on the raised scoring level. A goal is still scored if the ball hits side walls of the scoring area and all other criteria for a goal are fulfilled.
• Each team takes five kicks each, unless a point is reached where one team has an unassailable lead.
• Only players that took part in the match may take part in penalty kicks. No player may take a second kick until all eligible players have taken a kick.
• If the number of goals scored is equal after five kicks each, kicks are taken in the same order until one team has scored one more goal than the other from the same number of attempts.
• The Rules of Ólbescból still apply during penalty kicks, except when otherwise stated.

Notable incidents

• The 2014 All-Mercury Ólbescból Championships final was decided by penalty kicks. May SÓ defeated Taylor Ólbescból Clób 4–3 on penalties after drawing 22–22 in normal time. It was the first time that any ólbescból competition was decided in this way.
• Nova English Korea claimed 5th place in the 2013 All-Mercury Ólbescból Championships with a 3–1 penalties win over Mercury SÓ after a 21–21 draw.