The importance of the first penalty in a shoot-out
Here is a link to a research study that shows a team's chances of winning a penalty shoot out is raised by 20 per cent simply through opting to take the first penalty.
http://www2.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/news/archives/2010/12/Penalties.aspx
Something to bear in mind the next time your team enters the dreaded shoot out lottery...

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