Penalties: Schmichael heroics stuns fans during clash between Denmark and Croatia

Denmark goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel makes a save during a penalty shoot out after extra time during

Russia practically came to a standstill during the super-intense clash between Denmark and Croatia in Nizhny Novgorod on Sunday.

The few sober Russian fans, too, joined in to watch Croatia’s Danijel Subaši? stop three vicious penalties as Kasper Schmeichel also pulled off two stunning saves with his father Peter watching from the VIP box.

Croatia prevailed 3-2 as twitter went into a meltdown.   

  [Robin Toskin, in Moscow, Russia]