Christy O'Connor: GAA goalkeeping is now a constantly revolving door

Of the 16 teams that entered the Sam Maguire after the provincial championship, seven have already used two goalkeepers

NUMBER ONE: Westmeath goalkeeper Jason Daly saves from Galway's Robert Finnerty. Pic: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

In the history of the World Cup, one of the greatest individual performances was Tim Howard’s herculean display against Belgium at the 2014 tournament in Brazil when the USA goalkeeper made an astonishing 16 saves, a record for a World Cup game.

From the moment Howard denied Divock Origi after 38 seconds that afternoon in Salvador, he continued to pull off saves with his left hand, right fingertips, legs, knees, chest, feet and even studs, some of which defied all logic.