By JARROD POTTER
JORDAN Gifkins is the toast of South Springvale Soccer Club after the 18-year-old goalkeeper struck the winning penalty in a 9-8 Dockerty Cup shootout victory.
The 18-year-old from Eltham starred in the cup semi-final as he skilfully deflected a number of difficult saves before sealing Aris’s spot in the grand final with an heroic effort in the final showdown.
Gifkins will forever remember his pair of match-saving stops against St Albans Saints in the shootout before he was called upon to take the final penalty kick.
The keeper eased back and slotted the goal as black-and-yellow celebrations began in the stands on Wednesday night at Heidelberg’s Olympic Park ground.
