Gavin Bazunu nearly scores last-minute equaliser against Real Madrid

What a header!

Southampton U21s came away with a 1-1 draw against Real Madrid Castilla in their Premier League International Cup clash last night.

Gavin Bazunu was in goal for the Saints and made a series of crucial saves before Thiago gave the lead to the Spanish visitors in the 75th minute.

However, in the fourth minute of stoppage time, the Ireland stopper stepped up for a corner and rocketed a brilliant header off the crossbar, with the deflection landing at the feet of Abdul Okunola, who guided the ball home from a yard out.

Bazunu has been out of favour with his side, starting the first six games of the Championship season before being dropped for the last six, with the Saints currently sitting 20th in the league.

Last month, new manager Will Still said:

I'm not pointing a finger at Gav, but it’s what we have seen and felt. We looked at some stats and backed that up.

We have conceded too many goals, and on some of the goals we conceded, we just felt we could do a bit better. It’s just a general decision.

It’s the same reason why we made all of the big decisions. We left quite a few more players than just Gavin out of the team today.

We need to get it right, and that's what we're trying to do.