Lukas Hornicek makes superb late save despite Czechia defeat

Newcastle United goalkeeper Lukas Hornicek played the full 90 minutes and made an impressive 93rd-minute save during Czechia's 2-1 Nations League defeat to Croatia on Saturday. Luka Modric opened the scoring for Croatia before Adam Karabec equalized, followed by Marco Pasalic scoring the decisive goal in the 77th minute. Hornicek later denied Nikola Vlasic in stoppage time to prevent a third Croatia goal.

The 24-year-old goalkeeper has established himself as manager Matthias Jaissle's first-choice option at Newcastle this season. Additionally, fresh financial details emerged over the weekend regarding his transfer from Braga, with club president Antonio Salvador revealing Newcastle paid €30.57 million to sign him.