Goalkeeping Museum

Watch this excellent save made by Doni of Brazil in their Copa Anmerica final against arch rivals Argentina. Riquelme gets plenty behind his drive for the top-right corner of Doni’s goal, but the keeper is up to the task of saving it.

Another Brazilian to look out for plying [...]

In the international between Ghana and Australia at Loftus Road on November 14 2006, Autralia led 1-0 and had this corner.

Richard Kingson (AKA Faruk Gürsoy) pulled off this incredible save from the header. The game eventually finished 1-1 – thanks in no small part to the athletic actions [...]

In Chelsea’s Premier League match against Portsmouth in the 2006/07 season, Chelsea led 1-0 and a great cross was met by the head of veteran goal-scorer Andrew Cole. Unfortunately for Cole, Petr Cech, the Chelsea goalkeeper, performed an extraordinary reflex save to his left to deny Cole.

Polish Cech, [...]

Have a look at former Brøndby goalkeeper Mogens Krogh saving from Steffen Højer of Viborg. This overhead volley looked destined to be a great goal, but the keeper had other ideas!

As a keeper, you know you’ve done well when the man you just saved from congratulates you – [...]

Watch this great save from Nelson Dida at point blank range for Milan in their Champion’s League match versus Ajax.

Technically, it would appear as though Dida has taken the logical assumption that this is where the shot was likely – rather than being a purely ‘reaction’ save – [...]

The second choice goalkeeper for Bahrain Under 23s in their match against Qatar (which they lost 0-4) showed just what you have to do to recover from an error. After a horrible clearance went straight to the opposition center forward, leaving him effectively stranded, he sprinted back to produce a last ditch save of the [...]