Six of the most memorable goalkeeper goals

Six of the most memorable goalkeeper goals

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It is not every day that you see a goalkeeper score.

Occasionally, though, the keeper throws the rule book out of the window.

Take Anatoliy Trubin. He booked Benfica’s place in the Champions League play-offs with a stunning 98th-minute goal against the mighty Real Madrid on Wednesday.

Alisson – Liverpool v West Brom, 2021

With the scores level in the fifth minute of added time in the Premier League game against West Brom, Liverpool’s Alisson went up for a corner.

He met Trent Alexander-Arnold’s delivery with a header to snatch a vital victory in Liverpool’s Champions League qualification bid.

Peter Schmeichel – Aston Villa v Everton, 2001

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Peter Schmeichel became the first keeper in Premier League history to score a goal, netting for Aston Villa in a 3-2 defeat by Everton.

He came up for a corner in the closing minutes, the ball rebounded towards him, and he smashed it into the top corner.

Paul Robinson – Tottenham v Watford, 2007

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Paul Robinson scored the second goal of his professional career in Tottenham’s 3-1 Premier League win against Watford.

He took a hopeful punt upfield from a free-kick well within Spurs’ half.

Oscarine Masuluke – Baroka FC v Orlando Pirates, 2016

Oscarine Masuluke scored a memorable goal against Orlando Pirates in the South African Premier League.

With Baroka FC trailing 1-0, a corner was only partially punched clear and Masuluke – moving away from the goal – scored a brilliant bicycle kick from near the edge of the penalty area.

Asmir Begovic – Stoke City v Southampton, 2013

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Stoke City’s Asmir Begovic earned a place in the Guinness World Records for the “longest goal” in football.

From a distance of 97.5 yards, his clearance deceived Southampton keeper Artur Boruc to put Stoke 1-0 up after 13 seconds of the Premier League match.

Begovic said: “It’s a cool feeling but it was a fortunate incident. I feel a bit bad for Boruc.

“It is a long ball that got caught in the wind and it took a wicked bounce. It’s not nice to be on the receiving end of those things as a goalkeeper.

Hans-Jorg Butt – Bayer Leverkusen v Schalke, 2004

Bayer Leverkusen goalkeeper Hans-Jorg Butt celebratesGetty Images

Bayer Leverkusen’s Hans-Jorg Butt scored a penalty in a Bundesliga match against Schalke.

Honourable mentions

In May 1999, Jimmy Glass scored an injury-time goal that kept Carlisle United in the Football League.

Sent forward for a corner, the Carlisle goalkeeper scored with virtually the last kick of the game to snatch victory and send Scarborough down.

In 2004 Blackburn Rovers’ Brad Friedel became only the second keeper in Premier League history to get on the scoresheet.

The American equalised in the 90th minute at Charlton, but then conceded a dramatic winner moments later.

Paraguayan Jose Luis Chilavert scored 67 goals in his career, including 14 free-kicks.

He became the first keeper to score a hat-trick during Velez Sarsfield’s 6-1 win against Ferro Carril Oeste in Argentina’s Argentine Primera Division in 1999.

But Chilavert’s goal tally is well short of Brazilian Rogerio Ceni, who spent 22 years with Sao Paulo and scored 129 goals in his career.

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