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Manchester United's younger goalkeeper Radek Vitek produced an excellent efficiency as Accrington Stanley got here away with a full three factors from Swindon yesterday.
After an excellent begin the place he saved three clear sheets in his first 4 matches, the previous few video games have been a lesson about life within the skilled league for the 20-year-old.
That is evidenced by heavy defeats to Bradford and Wrexham, the place they conceded a complete of seven objectives.
Nevertheless, the younger Czech keeper got here again brilliantly and helped his staff to their first win in a month.
Accrington had solely 41% of the ball however had only one shot fewer than the hosts within the tie.
The Youth Cup-winning keeper's greatest intervention was a superb athletic save during which he made an excellent one-handed cease to take the ball to security.
Sadly, shortly afterwards, a breakdown within the 'Oud Reds' protection from a nook allowed Swindon City's Aaron Drinan to strike from shut vary, giving the United keeper no time in any respect to react.
Nevertheless, the Crown Floor staff responded effectively to win and rating a penalty and a late Alex Henderson rocket sealed the factors for the away staff.
SofaScore was positively impressed with Vitek as they gave it a rating of seven.6.
The large keeper made 4 saves, two of which got here from pictures contained in the penalty space.
He was additionally in a position to make 4 excessive tackles and three clearances as he defended his goalmouth with maturity and effectively past his youthful years.
The keeper additionally accomplished 100% of his run outs the place he needed to run away from his objective to get the ball to security. The signing of Andre Onana and the potential path INEOS will take soccer on the membership with a contemporary sweeper keeper kind, so if Vitek is to make it at United, he might want to appropriate this facet of his sport.
In an general spectacular efficiency from the academy participant, the one shortcoming of the night was his work on the ball. He had solely 38% cross accuracy and related on solely 4 of his 24 lengthy ball makes an attempt.
Nevertheless, on an evening the place solely three factors mattered for Accrington, the lengthy ball was an efficient tactic.
Stanley have moved as much as fifteenth within the desk and have now collected 49 factors for the season. They’re nonetheless 11 factors from the final playoff spot with 9 video games left.
Subsequent up for Vitek and his mortgage staff is a house conflict towards Notts County, the place they may intention to increase their profitable streak and push themselves into the highest half of the desk.