OTD: Leicester triumphant in historic semi-final clash

There is always something special about seeing a side come out on top in a penalty shootout. Some of sport's biggest occasions have been settled by the dreaded sudden-death scenario, and the pressure has got the better of more than a few greats over the years.

Of course, the thought of a shootout often provokes memories of famous football matches, but it is not the only sport to use this tense method to determine a winner at the end of a match in which two teams could not otherwise be separated. Basketball, hockey, water polo, handball and even cricket have often relied on shootouts in the past.

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Yet it was on this day in 2009 when rugby union's showpiece event, the Heineken Cup, had its first taste of the dramatic . . .