It was hailed as the best goalkeeping performance he had ever seen.
And St Johnstone defender Callum Booth reckons Zander Clark couldn’t have done any more in his bid to earn a Scotland recall.
The Perth shot-stopper was in scintillating form on Saturday as Saints held on to edge out Tayside rivals Dundee United. He produced save after save to frustrate the hosts and earn plaudits from across Scottish football.
National boss Steve Clarke is set to name his latest squad for upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Moldova and Denmark on Tuesday afternoon.
“Zander really couldn’t have done any more,” Booth said of his team-mate’s heroics.
“I know Steve Clarke has a hard enough job but I’m sure he will have watched our game at some point. He will definitely have been impressed by Zander.
“All the boys in our dressing room would love it if he got back in the Scotland squad because he’s a brilliant guy.”
Booth watched on in amazement as Clark dived to the left and right to secure a special clean sheet at Tannadice.
“It is definitely the best performance I have ever seen live from a goalkeeper,” Booth continued. “Just unbelievable.
“He has been so good ever since I’ve been at the club and is such a big, commanding figure behind us.
“In the last 20 minutes it was literally save after save. We need to do better as a defence and a team.
“But let’s give Zander all the credit because some of his saves were brilliant. It was definitely a well-deserved clean sheet.
“I’ve been here over two years now and can’t remember him having a bad game. He is so consistent and in the big games too. On days like Saturday you need someone like him behind you to pull off six or seven top class saves.”
Booth and the Perth rearguard also deserved praise for how they battled to hold onto the 1-0 victory. Midfielder Ali Crawford’s delicious first-half finish proved to be the winner.
“We pressed well for the goal,” Booth said. “I was thinking Ali was going to slide it to Chris Kane but it was a great finish.
“That is what he did when at Hamilton and we know he is capable of scoring a lot of goals from outside the box.
“First half I thought we played well and the game-plan was working perfectly. But we didn’t really have the same composure in the second half or get a foothold in the game.
“To be fair to Dundee United they played well and penned us in. We were hanging on at the end but those are the ones you enjoy the best.”
