If you're having trouble with free kicks, here's something to try:
- place the cross-hairs on the goal between two defenders in the wall
- hit (A)(Y)(Y)(Y)
- look for the rebound and pound it in
This technique basically slams the ball into the wall and causes a wild rebound, which, especially if you're really close to the penalty box, you can often snag and shoot. A lot of times the goalie will actually jump into a corner, trying to block a shot that never makes it through. So as soon as you get the rebound ... SHOOT.

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Figured out more free kick stuff:
- Instead of hitting (X)(Y)(Y)(Y), just hit (Y)(Y), it does the same thing.
- You can score from really far out on a free kick by using the (Y)(Y) method. Even if you don't get the cross-hair on the goal itself, but on the field, just aim past the wall at the goal, and as long as you manage to hit (Y)(Y) in the green part of the meter it'll go in

It's kinda silly when you score from almost halfway down the field, but heck I need all the help I can get on professional difficulty, hehe.