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Clip of the day

Den Ridder Miss

Beerschot's Nicoletta den Ridder somehow manages to scoop a rebound over the bar from a yard against Ajax. Oops

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Feature: Goalkeeper goals

The men whose job it is to keep the ball out of their own net pop one in at the other end

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1 Mart Poom

Sunderland stopper Poom comes charging in at the far post like a mad thing to hand the Black Cats a share of the spoils at Derby. BOSH!

2 Paul Robinson

With Leeds staring a League Cup upset at home to Swindon Town in the face, Robbo beautifully glances the ball into the far-corner and then saves in the shootout as the Whites triumph on penalties...

3 Hans Jorg Butt

The Leverkusen keeper nets from the penalty spot and celebrates with his team-mates just long enough for Schalke to restart the game and chip him from the half-way line...

4 Peter Schmeichel

The great Dane buries a header late in the day against Rotor Volgograd at Old Trafford, but it proves in vain as Manchester United suffer UEFA Cup agony...

5 Jimmy Glass

The most important goalkeeper goal of all-time? Needing to score to preserve their Football League status, Carlisle's on-loan net-man Jimmy Glass makes no mistake with virtually the last kick of the game...

6 Andres Palop

Seville stopper Andres Palop glances home a corner to force extra-time away to Shakhtar Donetsk in the UEFA Cup. The Spanish side went on to win the game 3-2 and later lifted the trophy...

7 Luis Martinez

The Colombia keeper makes Manchester United's number two Tomasz Kuszczak look a right wally in a warmup game ahead of the 2006 World Cup. Poland subsequently never made it out of their group...

8 Yoni Mosari

Mosari nets one of the most spectacular goals in Israeli football history, hurriedly launching a clearance upfield that ends up completely flummoxing his opposite number...

9 Jose Chilavert

"Sod this for a bunch of bananas," said Velez keeper Jose Chilavert (probably) as his side dilly-dallyed over a set-piece against River Plate...

10 Andy Lonergan

The Preston glove-man's big boot up-field leaves bumbling Leicester keeper Kevin Pressman flat on his backside and the Walkers Stadium faithful with their heads in their hands...