2010 FAI Ford Cup (Ireland) Penalty Shootout : Brilliant Goalkeeping!

It's the craziest penalty shootout I have ever seen. Goalkeeper saves 4 out of 4! gkgrades.blogspot.com 2010 Football Association of Ireland Challenge Cup - FAI Ford Cup Shamrock Rovers 0, Sligo Rovers 0 (0-2 Shootout) Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland 11.14.2010 The Shamrock GK Saves one penalty and watches another travel wide while the second string Sligo goalkeeper, Ciaran Kelly, saves 4 out of 4 penalty kicks in a shootout to capture the 2010 FAI Ford Cup. Goalkeepers use various tactics to defend penalties and determine where the ball is headed before it is struck to gain a competitive edge against the shooter. All goalkeepers are taught to make themselves as large as they can possibly be in the goal mouth... a save with the tip of the toe is still a save. You will also often see goalkeepers spreading their arms to look larger or bounce laterally along the goal line... all in a psychological effort to make the shooter feel uncomfortable. As far as which direction a goalkeeper chooses to defend, these tactics can include: 1. Shooter Approach - a narrow approach to the ball by the shooter can indicate the shooter targeting across their body. A wider approach can indicate the opposite. This tactic is less effective at the professional level as shooters do well to disguise their direction based on approach. 2. Shooter Body Position - Very difficult. The body position just before the shooter contacts the ball may reveal an opening of the shoulders, hips, knee, and ankle ...

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N. Ireland 1 Italy 2 V and the 1958 World Cup Sweden 1958

Great old clip of the Windsor Park during the Italy match, which saw 1958 in Northern Ireland qualify for the World Cup in Sweden. The late Bertie Peacock talks about the experience, and Danny Blanchflower gives his famous "our tactics' speech.

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