56 PKs! Israeli teams break shootout world record

The world's longest penalty shootout took place Monday in Israel's third-best football tournament.

56 PKs! Israeli teams break shootout world record

Israel's SC Dimona and Shimshon Tel Aviv have set a world record for the longest ever penalty shootout with 56 kicks.

Israeli 'Dimona' and 'Shishmon' set a world record for the longest series of penalties in a football match. This is reported by Sport5. The main and extra time of the meeting, which took place on May 20, ended with a score of 2:2. The penalty series ended with a score of 23:22 in favor of 'Dimona'. The teams made a total of 56 shots at the goal. The record is fixed in the Guinness Book of Records, set in the final of the Namibia Cup in 2005. The…

For two years, the Washington—Bedlington game held the world record for the longest penalty shootout, but now the SC Dimona—Simson Tel Aviv clash, fighting for the second division in Israel, has further improved the previous record. The match, which was curious in the book of records, finally brought the promotion of the host.

In the play-off for promotion to the second league of the Israel Championship, the teams put on a show of penalty kicks.