Goalkeeper David Ospina wore the hero's cape for a day, as Arsenal's goalie saved Colombia twice in less than 15 minutes to reach the semi-finals.
In a game that gave each team enough chances to score, both goalies shined whenever their services were required, but one of those saves by David Ospina gave Colombia the much-needed momentum ahead of the penalty shootout.
As the game entered stoppage time, Arsenal's shot-stopper cleared an impressive header by a Peruvian defender. The attempt seemed to be headed straight for the goal, but Ospina's glove got in the way, sending the game to the nail-biting definition.
David Ospina great save vs Peru to keep the score at 0-0 (92nd minute) https://t.co/vBmBDgtftQ
— /r/soccer video (@redditsoccervid) June 18, 2016
But the best was yet to come for Ospina. With Colombia leading the penalty shootout 3-2, Ospina brilliantly denied Miguel Trauco's shot with his feet, kicking off celebrations for Los Cafeteros.
David Ospina becomes a national hero and I don't even know what world this is any more pic.twitter.com/AHcx6scj01
— Max Burman (@maxburman93) June 18, 2016