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‘A male may miss a penalty.’

[⟨det male.nmiss.v ⟨a{n} penalty.n⟩]

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In Wikipedia:

Barnet played Bristol Rovers in the fourth round proper, only the second time in their history they have made it this far in the competition, losing 1 – 0, with Jason Puncheon missing a penalty for the Bees.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Overall, it could have been better – Jermain Defoe missed a penalty and Armand Traore was denied by a stunning save.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Jermain Defoe missed a penalty but scored Portsmouth’s vital second goal which should ensure their progress to the group stage in the UEFA Cup after a 2–0 first – leg win against Portugal’s Vitoria Guimaraes at Fratton Park.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Then there’s the ball with which David Beckham missed a crucial penalty against Portugal in Euro 2004? a masochistic fan paid? 18,700 for the offending object.
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In Wikipedia:

Moore was sent off in a home match against Grimsby Town on 4 December 1920; the game was lost 10, with Tom Parker missing a penalty in the Saints’ first home defeat of the season.
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In their semi – final on October 26 1991 Scotland lost 69 to England at Murrayfield after Gavin Hastings missed a penalty almost in front of and a short distance from the posts.
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On 27 February, 2007 he missed a penalty during sudden death in the 6th round of the FA cup against Middlesbrough, who won 54 on penalties.
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Earlier in that season he had suffered similar penalty heart break when he missed a penalty in a shootout as Arsenal crashed out of the 1999 / 2000 FA Cup to Leicester City.
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However, in the final he missed a penalty after a save from Milton Keynes Dons F.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Jermain Defoe missed a penalty but scored Portsmouth’s vital second goal which should ensure their progress to the group stage in the UEFA Cup after a 2–0 first – leg win against Portugal’s Vitoria Guimaraes at Fratton Park.
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In the British National Corpus:

A coachload of supporters made the 700-mile round trip to South Devon and they had a perfect view of the defence giving away two first half goals and Mitch Cook missing a penalty in the second.
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In Wikipedia:

However, when Billy wore the new boots in his school’s next match, they did not enable Billy to play in Keen’s style, and he missed a penalty, so he had to revert to the original pair at half time with the consequent restoration of his abilities.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Jason Roberts misses a penalty as Paul Ince suffers his first league defeat as Blackburn boss at ex – club West Ham.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Matt Hughes (The Times) looks at why yesterday was a bad day for Andriy Shevchenko. “Shevchenkos traumatic two-year stay at Chelsea reached its nadir last night when he missed a penalty that condemned his side to another defeat in the Russian capital after hearing his manager, Luiz Felipe Scolari, indicate that he has little future at the club… The Ukraine striker had already endured a miserable day, with Carlo Ancelotti ruling out his return to AC Milan and claiming that the player has psychological problems, before his humiliation at the penalty spot.”
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After a scoreless first half (in which Joe Turner missed a penalty for Southampton), in the second half the Saints were on top when, with ten minutes left to play, referee John Lewis stopped the match for a time and the players left the pitch.
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In Wikipedia:

In their semi – final on October 26 1991 Scotland lost 69 to England at Murrayfield after Gavin Hastings missed a penalty almost in front of and a short distance from the posts.
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He missed a penalty in City’s fourth game as they lost to Aldershot Town by one goal, but his form earned him a League Two player of the month nomination for August and he made amends by scoring another three goals in the next two games, as Bradford secured back – to – back victories.
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He was sacked on 30 August 2006 following Bohemian’s elimination from the FAI Cup at the hands of Shamrock Rovers, in which he missed a penalty late in the game.
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He missed a penalty in the 55th minute but Italy emerged victorious 3 – 0.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

“Middlesbrough boss Gareth Southgate probably didn’t ask Stewart Downing after he missed a penalty in their 2–0 defeat to rivals Sunderland on Saturday.
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Queried on 2013-06-18.