Six of the best for goalkeepers’ union
By Mark Stillman

SAFE HANDS: Nathan Ashmore was one of six National League South goalkeepers to save penalties last weekend. PICTURE: Alamy

The odds of saving a penalty have been calculated at 15-20 per cent – so the chances of keeping out SIX are pretty astronomic.
But that was the reality in National League South last Saturday when half-a-dozen spot-kicks faced resulted in a perfect completion rate for goalkeepers.
Of those, Boreham Wood stopper Nathan Ashmore, who celebrated the week of his 35th birthday yesterday, was equal to keep out Eastbourn...