Saved a penalty in Sporting v Kairat, but missed Benfica record | OneFootball

Sherhan Kalmurza saved a penalty in the Sporting - Kairat Almaty match and came very close to making history in the Champions League. The rival from the second circular ended up winning 4-1, but when the game was tied at zero, the Kazakh goalkeeper prevented Morten Hjulmand from opening the scoring through a penalty kick.

This save made Sherhan Kalmurza the second youngest ever to save a penalty in the Champions League. The goalkeeper of the Kazakh team was, as of last Thursday, September 19, 18 years and 96 days old when he stopped Morten Hjulmand's goal in the Champions League match.

It was close, but he couldn't break a Champions League record that belongs to Benfica. This is because the youngest ever to save a penalty in the prestigious competition was Mile Svilar, a Serbian goalkeeper who played for the Eagles at the start of his career. The goalkeeper, remember, continues his career in Italy.

Mile Svilar saved a penalty in a Champions League match at just 18 years and 65 days old - he was 21 days younger compared to the Kairat Almaty goalkeeper, who also made his Champions League debut against Sporting.

Svilar, who had been of legal age for about two months at that time, saved a penalty in a match against Manchester United in October 2017. Unlike Sherhan Kalmurza, the Serbian did not make the save on Portuguese soil, as Benfica played that match away, at Old Trafford.

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