Wiesbaden keeper speaks on what it feels like to save a Harry Kane penalty

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Harry Kane’s Bundesliga penalty record remains a most impressive accomplishment not worthy of any sort of asterisk. It is nevertheless worth mentioning that Kane has not converted every one of his penalties since moving to German football. In the opening round of Germany’s domestic cup this year, Kane saw a penalty saved in a narrow 2-3 away victory at 3. Liga side SV Wehen Wiesbaden. 

In the 76th-minute of the late August DFB Pokal tie, Wiesbaden keeper Florian Stritzel actually made a double save against Kane before keeping the ball out of the back of the net after it ping-ponged back to him.

Kane ultimately redeemed himself, heading home the winning goal at 90+4 to…