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Great goals scored by goalkeepers, a sight to behold, and to be remembered when it does in fact happen, their goals tend to be added to by the drama, as the giant frames amble forward for the dying seconds in a last-ditch attempt to salvage a match.
The Lazio goalkeeper Ivan Provedel scored an equaliser deep in injury time as his side claimed a dramatic 1-1 draw with Atlético Madrid at the Stadio Olimpico.
Lazio looked to be heading for a narrow defeat in their opening Champions League Group E clash after Pablo Barrios fired the visitors into a 29th-minute lead.
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But under instructions to go up for a corner in the fifth minute of added time, Provedel continued to loiter in the box before leaping to glance a Luis Alberto cross past his opposite number, Jan Oblak.
Provedel becomes the fourth different goalkeeper to score a Champions League goal, after Jorg Butt (three between 2000 and 2009 - all penalties), Sinan Bolat (December 2009) and Vincent Enyeama (September 2010)
Provedel's goal was the sixth by a goalkeeper in the Champions League and only the second from open play, after Sinan Bolat scored for Standard Liege against AZ Alkmaar in 2009.
Looking back over the years, goalkeepers have managed to provide some great drama, and sometimes with outlandish skill and attacking prowess, let us take a look:
Honorable Mention: Alisson, 2021
With Liverpool's hope of scraping Champions League qualification hanging by a thread, Alisson decided to come up for a corner against West Brom with the scores level at 1-1 in the 94th minute.
Alisson's goal vs West Brom has been named the 24th Greatest Goal in Liverpool History pic.twitter.com/ACgzmk3962
— LiverpoolGoals (@Liverpoolgoals_) June 16, 2022
The Brazil international was left completely unmarked in the box by Baggies defenders who clearly underestimated him.
Alisson made them pay, heading Trent Alexander-Arnold's whipped cross past Sam Johnstone to secure three vital points for Jurgen Klopp's side.
Andy Carroll would be proud of a bullet header like that.
10) Peter Schmeichel, 2001
The great Dane's effort for Aston Villa against Everton might not have prevented a Villa defeat back in 2001, but the Di Canio-esque volley is the Premier League's finest goalkeeper goal.
Tim Howard's may have been funnier, Asmir Begovic's further and faster, but this strike is pure class.
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9) Ivan Provedel, 2023
The Lazio goalkeeper Ivan Provedel scored an equaliser deep in injury time as his side claimed a dramatic 1-1 draw with Atlético Madrid at the Stadio Olimpico.
Lazio looked to be heading for a narrow defeat in their opening Champions League Group E clash after Pablo Barrios fired the visitors into a 29th-minute lead.
But under instructions to go up for a corner in the fifth minute of added time, Provedel continued to loiter in the box before leaping to glance a Luis Alberto cross past his opposite number, Jan Oblak.
Provedel's goal was the sixth by a goalkeeper in the Champions League and only the second from open play, after Sinan Bolat scored for Standard Liege against AZ Alkmaar in 2009.
8) Ali Ahamada, 2012
The 95th minute is just about the right time for a goalkeeper goal, a fact demonstrated by Toulouse keeper Ali Ahamada, whose dramatic equaliser with the back of his head against Rennes made Javier Hernandez look like an amateur.
7) Rene Higuita, 1995
Many consider Higuita to be something of a comedy figure thanks to his catastrophic d*cking around for Colombia at the 1990 World Cup and equally silly "scorpion kick" in a friendly against England.
But the mad sweeper-keeper really could play. The technique for this free kick for Atletico Nacional against River Plate seems all kinds of wrong, but that just makes it all the more impressive, really.
6) Mart Poom, 2003
Poom made a name for himself at Derby, being named the club's Player of the Year in the 1999-2000 season.
But unfortunately for Rams fans, the Estonian stopper scored this absolute bullet of a header against them, grabbing a late equaliser for Sunderland at the start of the 2003/04 season.
5) Jimmy Glass, 1999
Undoubtedly one of the most significant goals scored by goalkeepers, this legendary Jimmy Glass strike against Plymouth kept Carlisle in the Football League in 1999, prompting a mass pitch invasion.
The journeyman keeper, on loan from Swindon at the time, ended his Carlisle spell with an impressive strike rate of one goal in three.
4) Rogerio Ceni, 2011
Brazilian goalkeeper Rogerio Ceni, the highest-scoring keeper in football history, retired in 2015 with 132 goals to his name — all thanks to a penchant for penalties and free kicks.
This beauty for Sao Paulo against Corinthians was the 100th of his career. Not bad.
3) Jose Luis Chilavert (x3), 1999
Like fellow South Americans Higuita and Ceni, beloved Paraguayan goalkeeper Jose Luis Chilavert also had a knack for dead-ball situations. So much so, in fact, that he once scored a hat-trick of spot-kicks for Velez Sarsfield against Ferro Carril Oeste. Madness.
2) Martin Hansen, 2015
The last few years have produced some spectacular goals from goalkeepers. Accidental hoofs from 90 yards seem barely worth mentioning when you see goals like this from Den Haag's Danish keeper Martin Hansen, formerly on the books at Liverpool.
Giroud? Mkhitaryan? Hansen v PSV Eindhoven all day long.
1) Oscarine Masuluke, 2016
The technique of Hansen's flying backheel is perhaps bettered only by this bicycle kick from South African goalie Oscarine Masuluke, whose stunning goal earned Premiership side Baroka a draw against Orlando Pirates last year.
#OnThisDay in 2016, Baroka goalkeeper Oscarine Masuluke went up for a 95th minute corner and scored this absurd overhead kick equaliser against Orlando Pirates. What a celebration, too. pic.twitter.com/MfzH0KrWCL
— MUNDIAL (@MundialMag) November 30, 2020
Masuluke's effort was nominated for the Puskas Award, which instead went to Olivier Giroud, a player whose actual job is to score goals.
Goalkeepers can be as excellent as they like at preventing goals, but great goals scored by goalkeepers are what really puts their name in the history books.