'Rattled' goalkeeper's amazing shootout heroics
Melbourne Victory progressed through to the next round of the A-League finals series after the heroic efforts of goalkeeper Paul Izzo during the game’s penalty shootout denied cross-town rivals Melbourne City a chance at the trophy.
The cross-city rivals underwent a dramatic finish to their elimination clash, with the scores level at 1-1 after extra time.
Izzo’s final save against James Jeggo sealed the win for his side – with the keeper also scoring a penalty himself – as the team jumped onto the star keeper in front of an elated crowd of more than 21,000 people.
The 29-year-old was “lost for words” following the dramatic final moments of the game.
“I’m still lost for words – I’m rattled,” Izzo said on Ten’s Broadcast.
“We just kept going, kept believing and whatever happened, happened.
“I’m sorry I don’t know what to say.”
“We had a session during the week [focused on penalty shootouts] and I shanked one… but then the boss looked at me and I was like ‘all right’.
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