Stefan Frei might have been snubbed for MLS Goalkeeper of the Year, finishing second to Zack Steffen of Columbus Crew SC, but no one had a better save this year than the Seattle Sounders netminder.
Frei captured the 2018 MLS Save of the Year for a sensational diving stab late in a 2-1 win over the Colorado Rapids, it was announced on ExtraTime Radio on MLSsoccer.com Tuesday afternoon.
With the Rapids in search of a late equalizer, Dom Badji slipped a pass across the 18-yard box to an unmarked Shkelzen Gashi. The Swiss-born attacking player put a first-time shot on frame, but Frei scampered across his six-yard box and dived to his left and reached back to get a left hand on the 82nd-minute attempt.
On the Fourth of July, no one provided bigger, or better, fireworks at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park than Frei.