Jordan Archer save: Millwall goalkeeper makes incredible stop from over-hit back-pass
The former Tottenham stopper had to improvise at the Den
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Your support makes all the difference.Millwall goalkeeper Jordan Archer improvised with both impressive and comical effect to stop his team-mate's over-hit back-pass from ending up as an own goal.
The stopper was forced to defend his net without using his hands when Mark Beevers accidentally put too much power on a pass back.
With the ball heading for the back of the net, Archer's quick thinking saw him rapidly back-pedal before leaping into the air and heading the ball over the crossbar.
The incident just before half-time ensured the score in the League One meeting at the Den against Peterborough remained 0-0 before Millwall went on to eventually win the match 3-0.
Watch the incident below...
What a save! It's not every day you have to stop a back-pass with your head!
— fanatix (@therealfanatix) February 21, 2016
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Talking to Sky Sports' Goals on Sunday, Archer joked: "I'm not going to repeat what went through my head when I first saw the back pass!"
The former Tottenham player went on to explain: "I was initially thinking about chesting it then I realised it wasn't dropping, so I had to just back-track and get anything on it, and thankfully I got it over the crossbar."
Discussing the reaction of his team-mates at the interval, Archer said: "Everyone was a bit shocked and it was a bit comical as well. It was all fun and games really."
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