Kerala kicked itself into the Guinness Book of World Records, by taking 4500 penalty kicks within a span of 12 hours at the Dream Goal Penalty Shootout organised at the Payyanad Stadium in Malappuram district yesterday.<br />”<br />”Former Indian football player U Sharaffali took the first kick at 7.38 am, &nbsp;while the last kick was taken by the State Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports V Abdurahiman at 7.38 in the evening.<br />”<br />”Many football lovers, students, teachers and others enthusiastically queued up to take the penalty kicks. Officials representing the Guinness Book of World Records were present at the event organised by the State Department of Youth Affairs and Sports.<br />”<br />”The Malappuram event obliterated the previous record of 2500 penalty kicks held by Germany.<br />