Colin Doyle Penalty Save – Birmingham v Wolves
Saving a penalty is a fine moment for any goalkeeper, at any time. Saving a penalty in a fierce local derby, when your side carries a slender one goal advantage in the third minute of injury time is the stuff of dreams and legend.
Colin Doyle, of Birmingham City, had the great fortune of diving the [...]
Angelo Peruzzi Penalty Save – Roma v Atalanta 1988/89
We found this footage of a great Angelo Peruzzi penalty save from 1988/89 Serie A season from Italy where Roma took on Atalanta.
With the Romans leading 2-0, they looked good for victory, until a penalty was awarded to Atalanta.
Angelo Peruzzi, who would later enjoy a long period as Italian first choice goal keeper, made a [...]
Buffon Penalty Save Vs Luis Figo of Real Madrid
It’s Gianuigi Buffon again! This time, watch as he dives low to his right to save a Figo penalty for Juventus in their Champions League match against Real Madrid.
There could well be an entire category here devoted to Buffon by the time he retires!
Oliver Kahn – Champions League Final 2001 Penalty Shootout
Penalty shootouts provide goalkeepers with their opportunity to make a direct influence on a match – or tournament – it is the keepers moment to shine.
Oliver Kahn and Santiago Canizares shared the limelight in the world’s biggest stage in the 2001 Champions League Final, as the match between Kahn’s FC Bayern Munich and Canizares’ Valencia [...]
Almunia vs Robbie Keane (Arsenal v Spurs) 07-08
In the context of a match, a penalty awarded with the scores at 1-1 in the 70th minute is going to be a pivotal moment. In the context of football in London, when this happens in an Arsenal v Spurs match at these scores, it doesn’t get any bigger than this.
This was the situation that [...]
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.
David James v Arsenal – Penalty Save
Watch this terrific penalty save from David James (Portsmouth and England) in their match against Arsenal last summer.
Victor Valdes Penalty Save v Racing Santander
Victor Valdes the goalkeeper for FC Barcelona made this terrific penalty save against Racing Santander on 11 February 2007. The sides were at 0-0.
Valdes went on to record a clean sheet in this match, which Barcelona won 2-0 (Ronaldinho scored both goals) – a crucial intervention, and one of the [...]
