Boruc Saves Own Goal
As a defender, scoring an own goal is a real frustration, not to mention that its embarrassing. In this Champion’s League match between Manchester United and Celtic, Boruc of Celtic makes a great save from his own defender, and saves some blushes. Having produced a fine penalty save against United in the home fixture, Boruc [...]
Iker Casillas – Real Madrid v Bayern Munchen
Iker Casillas is an extremely agile and athletic goalkeeper. Watch this great low diving reaction save – there are few who would have saved this well struck close-range shot:
Jussi Jaaskelainen
Jussi Jaaskelainen of Bolton Wanderers had an incredible 2 and a half minutes in their game against Blackburn rovers in October 2006. Bolton, 1-0 up away from home were precariously poised to take the match, when Blackburn were awarded a penalty.
Edwin Van Der Sar – Great saves
Check out this compilation of great saves made by Manchester United’s Edwin Van Der Sar:
Shay Given vs Zinedine Zidane
Ireland V France, 2006, the socre is 0-0. Zinedine Zidane, of France, one of the world’s best, lines up a direct free kick from just outside the area. Shay Given, the Irish number 1, however, pulls out this great save:
Jerzy Dudek – Great Saves
Watch this tribute made by a Liverpool fan of Jerzy Dudek (who won the European Champions League with the club) – it features Dudek at his best:
Dudek has since left Liverpool, after Reina was brought in to replace him by Rafael Benitez.Santiago Canizares – Great Saves
Some more great saves from Santiago Canizares can be witnessed in this compilation of his finer moments:
Canizares has played in some of football’s biggest competitions, for some of the greatest teams.Peter Schmeichel – More Great Saves
Yet again, we’ve discovered a compilation of great saves made by Peter Schmeichel. Here it is:
Schmeichel is best remembered for his time at Manchester United.