Shoot-out rules explained

Shoot-out rules explained

When beach handball matches go down to the wire, meaning that both teams have won one half each, a shoot-out has to decide the final outcome.

The shoot-out is vaguely similar to a penalty in ice hockey, with each team having five attempts and one player trying to rifle the ball past the goalkeeper.

The EHF Video Team at the 2013 European Beach Handball Championships talked to Norway about the ins and out and the strategy behind this vital part of the game.