Jimmy Nielsen's one-handed tip save on the Crew's Adam Moffat has been voted the NAPA Save of the Week for Matchday 16, giving the Kansas City Wizards goalkeeper his fourth such award this season. Nielsen earned roughly 48 percent of the fans' vote, easily topping runner-up William Hesmer, who came up with a late goal-line stop for Columbus in the same match last Wednesday.
Seattle's Kasey Keller and Colorado's Matt Pickens trailed in the voting, while a second Nielsen effort during the Wizards' 1-0 win placed fifth.
1. Jimmy Nielsen (#2) 48.37%
2. William Hesmer 31.96%
3. Kasey Keller 16.02%
4. Matt Pickens 1.96%
5. Jimmy Nielsen (#1) 1.69%
NAPA Save of the Week Winners
Week 16: Jimmy Nielsen, Kansas City Wizards
Week 15: Stefan Frei, Toronto FC
Week 14: Jimmy Nielsen, Kansas City Wizards
Week 13: Jimmy Nielsen, Kansas City Wizards
Week 12: Nick Rimando, Real Salt Lake
Week 11: Chris Seitz, Philadelphia Union
Week 10: Donovan Ricketts, LA Galaxy
Week 9: Jimmy Nielsen, Kansas City Wizards
Week 8: Gino Padula, Columbus Crew
Week 7: Kevin Hartman, FC Dallas
Week 6: Joe Cannon, San Jose Earthquakes
Week 5: Andrew Dykstra, Chicago Fire
