i dont see anything wrong with it. I in fact tried it once myself in a game with a friend after seeing an old clip of a player doing it (cant remember now which team. 70's clip). I think it is fair and not "cocky" as alleged by some. Think of it as a free kick, just that its inside the box. With free kicks u are allowed to try out various combos/ tricks (direct hits, short lobs, passes etc) as long as its within the rules, so why should it be more different in a pk. Defender's should know the rules too and not be too naive when it comes to PKs, just like for free kicks where most of the defenders now have an extra guy watching for all sorts of runs and even marking an opponent who is 50 feet away from goal for fear of a sudden unexpected run in.

you are right giotto, that was the clip i saw..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJHN1mN5SCg&feature=related

haha this is how it should be done 3 touches somemore.

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Added on July 30, 2008, 2:44 pmoops its the same as the one shared by TS, sorry repeat.

This post has been edited by chcher: Jul 30 2008, 02:44 PM

1 related question - wat if ball hits tian and rebounds back to same striker? i have seen such goals given. though technically i think its a foul as no second player touched the ball. The main purpose of the rule is in fact to prevent players from dribbling into the net. Hmmm