What action should be taken to restart play after a penalty kick is successfully scored?

When a penalty kick is successfully scored, play is restarted with a kick-off by the opposing team. This is in accordance with the Laws of the Game, which state that after a goal is scored, the game is restarted from the center of the field. The team that conceded the goal will take the kick-off, which allows them the opportunity to regain possession and attempt to build an attack again.

The other options do not apply to situations following a penalty kick. A throw-in is used to restart play when the ball goes out of bounds over the touchline; a goal kick is awarded when the ball goes out of play over the goal line without a goal being scored and was last touched by an attacking player; and a free kick is awarded for a direct infringement of the rules, not following a goal. Thus, a kick-off is the only suitable method of restarting play following a scored penalty kick.