Unbelievable what happened to this “goalkeeper” will go down in history
Bobby Faulkner starred in one of the most unusual days in English football and ended up being key for Tranmere Rovers to salvage a draw against Port Vale.
"English football gave us one of those stories that seem straight out of a movie. Bobby Faulkner starred in one of the most peculiar stories of the matchday in English football.
Tranmere Rovers defender had to leave his usual position to put on the goalkeeper gloves for more than 50 minutes and ended up being key to salvaging a draw against Port Vale.
He put on the gloves and responded
Everything happened when Harrison Male, the starting goalkeeper, had to leave the match due to an injury at a time when his team did not have a substitute goalkeeper available for the same reason, and this was why Faulkner accepted the responsibility of taking over in goal.
The challenge for the defender was even greater because Tranmere Rovers were trailing 1-0 on the scoreboard when he had to put on the gloves. With no experience as a goalkeeper, Faulkner was tasked with preventing Port Vale from extending their lead for the remainder of the match.
What seemed like an emergency ended up working better than expected.
Far from suffering between the three posts, the footballer responded with several interventions to keep his goal from conceding any more goals.
For more than 50 minutes, he more than fulfilled a completely different role than usual and managed to keep his team in with a chance of coming back on the scoreboard.
His performance ended up being decisive for Tranmere Rovers , who managed to score the equalizer and salvage a point. Faulkner kept a clean sheet for the entire time he was in goal and prevented Port Vale from taking the lead again.
He put on the gloves and ended up being the star. Several saves and an aerial game that, to everyone's surprise, was up to the task... and even better than that of several goalkeepers around here.
