For his debut this Sunday with Nottingham Forest (England), Keylor Navas was seriously hit in the face in a collision with one of his teammates. But that did not prevent his team from beating Leeds (1-0).
A successful debut for Keylor Navas. On loan from PSG until the end of the season, the Costa Rican goalkeeper played his first match in the Nottingham Forest cage this Sunday. And he was one of the main contributors to his new team’s success against Leeds in the 22e Premier League day (1-0) with several parades.
He was decisive just seconds after kick-off. From the 2e minute, the former Real Madrid goalkeeper intervened in front of Luis Sinisterra before seizing the ball to the applause of the already conquered Nottingham supporters. He also distinguished himself with an intervention against Luke Ayling.
But if he managed to preserve his clean sheet, repelling all attempts by Leeds, he finished the meeting with a seriously bruised face. Just before the break, he was hit in the left cheek by the crampons of his teammate Willy Boly during an intervention in his area. But more fear than harm for Keylor Navas, who was named man of the match.
And that did not spoil his first with Nottingham Forrest, who won thanks to a volley quarter-hour from Brennan Johnson (14e). With this victory and this 5e match without defeat in the league, the partners of Keylor Navas moved away from the relegation zone with six points ahead of Everton (18e).