Guide
Shooting and Finishing in PES 2013: Score the Chances You Create
Finish like a PES 2013 striker: shot technique, placed finishes, power judgement, one on ones, headers and the training routine that makes it automatic.
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Creating chances in PES 2013 is a system. Finishing them is a craft. The gap between the two is where Master League seasons quietly die, so this guide works on the craft: how the game reads your shot, and how to make it read what you intended.
What the engine looks at
Shot technique decides whether your striker can finish while stretching, turning or off balance. Shot accuracy sets his natural spread. Body balance decides whether a nudge ruins the attempt. When a finish feels unfairly wild, one of those three numbers is usually confessing.
The placed finish
The game's most reliable finish is the calm one: slow the final stride, open the body, and place the ball inside the far post with moderate power. PES 2013 rewards placement over violence in most one on one situations, because its goalkeepers are brave against obvious power and beaten by early, disguised placement. For the complete picture of the game, start from the front page of this PES 2013 guide and work outwards from there.
Power judgement by distance
Inside the box, half power placed beats full power swung at. From range, the calculus flips: you need real power and a clean strike, ideally as the ball sits up off a touch. Learn your striker's power the way golfers learn a wedge, by repetition at fixed distances in training.
One on ones against the keeper
Decide early. The keeper in PES 2013 commits honestly, so a decision made at the edge of the box, place it low across him or lift it as he spreads, succeeds far more than a decision made at his feet. The feint shot, shaping to strike and cutting instead, is the advanced answer when he reads you well.
Headers and crosses
Heading is timing plus the jump attribute plus attacking the ball's highest reachable point. Meet driven crosses in front of the near post and glance them, meet floaters at the penalty spot with power. A striker with elite jump turns average crosses into a system, which is why target men never go out of fashion in Master League. We go deeper on the connected topic in our PES 2013 formations and tactics guide, which pairs well with this one.
Volleys and first time shots
First time finishes punish hesitation and reward the brave pass into them. Set them up with low, firm passes across the box rather than hopeful chips, and shoot as the ball arrives rather than after a settling touch. The engine's best goals live here, usually in the biggest matches.
Free kicks and penalties
Free kicks want one mastered distance and a light hand on power, with curl added after the strike is set. Penalties want commitment: choose a corner before the run up and never change your mind mid stride. Both are pressure skills, and both respond embarrassingly well to ten minutes of weekly practice. We go deeper on the connected topic in our PES 2013 skill moves guide, which pairs well with this one.
The finishing training routine
Twenty balls, four stations: placed finishes from the edge, one on ones from halfway, headers from both wings, first time shots from cutbacks. Track your percentage honestly for a month. Strikers in PES 2013 do not improve by hoping, and neither do the people controlling them.
Quick Answers
Why do my shots keep going wide in PES 2013?
Usually a mix of sprinting into the shot, aiming too late, and the striker's shot technique under pressure. Slow the final stride, aim earlier, and favour placement over power inside the box.
How do you score one on ones in PES 2013?
Decide early: place the ball low across the keeper as he advances, or lift it as he spreads. Late decisions at his feet are what keepers save.
What attributes make a good finisher in PES 2013?
Shot technique, shot accuracy and body balance, with jump and heading for aerial strikers. Technique matters most because it governs finishing while off balance.