The goalkeepers in the USL Championship showed off some outstanding reflexes during Week 26 in the regular season, including an outstanding late denial on debut by a USL Academy product that helped preserve a point for his side. Here are our selections, now you get to select which one will be the USL Championship Fans’ Choice Save of the Week presented by Terminix.
Vote for your favorite save in the poll below by 12 p.m. ET this Friday. We’ll announce the winner later that afternoon.
Renan Ribeiro (HFD) - #DETvHFD, 8/31/24: The Brazilian shifted his weight quickly to produce a brilliant low save on Detroit City FC’s Maxi Rodriguez from 10 yards out to help Hartford earn a draw at Keyworth Stadium.
Carlos Saldaña (DET) - #DETvHFD, 8/31/24: Saldaña came up with a huge stop in second-half stoppage time to spare the blushes of teammate Devon Amoo-Mensah as he kept out a potential own goal on a redirection from inside the six-yard area.
Matt VanOekel (BHM) - #RIvBHM, 8/31/24: The veteran shot-stopper produced an outstanding kick-save on a shot through traffic by Rhode Island’s Jojea Kwizera after a broken play inside the penalty area at Beirne Stadium.
Brandon Gongora (SA) - #SAvCHS, 8/31/24: Making his USL Championship debut as a late substitute, the 17-year-old SAFC Academy product made a remarkable full-stretch save to deny the Charleston Battery’s Jackson Hopkins at Toyota Field.