Sentence examples for splendid save from inspiring English sources

White forced a splendid save from Japan's goalkeeper Kaihori, and Jill Scott headed wide.

Koumas took the kick, drilling his shot hard to Agayev's right only to see the goalkeeper make a splendid save.

Manucho met a well-delivered corner at the near post and forced Khune into a splendid save! 3.31pm GMT GOAL!

Ronaldo shrugged him to the turf and drew a splendid save from Cech, the Chelsea goalie who knows Ronaldo from his Manchester United days.

That might account for the air of expectation that saw Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink drawing a splendid save from Fabien Barthez at the start of the game.

The goalkeeper dives at Muller's feet to concede a corner, from which he then proceeds to make a splendid save from Thomas Muller.

This cannot have been an easy evening for Courtois, given all the blurring of lines, but he made some splendid saves at key moments of the game.

Hart had to make two splendid saves as Van Persie and Di María took aim and Fellaini should really have done better with a headed chance.

By that stage Coutinho had already been denied with a powerful shot that was heading for the bottom corner until De Gea produced the first in a series of splendid saves.

Wes Morgan, their centre-half, spent part of that period operating as an auxiliary striker, almost winning the game in a breathless finale featuring a string of splendid saves from Ben Foster.

Only a combination of profligacy in front of goal, heroic last-ditch British tackling and a couple of splendid saves from the British goalkeeper, Craig Connell, precluded the men in yellow from being completely out of sight at the break.