The goalkeeper of the Australian soccer team Andrew Redmayne was one of the most named characters of the week. Not only because he entered seconds before the end of the second period of extra time in the playoff against Peru, but also because his eccentric movements on the bowfor having become the hero of the day by saving the decisive penalty that qualified his team for the 2022 World Cup in Qatarand also because they discovered him when he “cheated” in full definition.
A video that went viral in the last hours through social networks reveals a very striking scene. Although it is known the strategy of the “little piece of paper” when having to define a match on penaltieswhat happened on this occasion had rarely been seen.
There are plenty of examples of this kind of information that archers usually hide in their water bottle. Over there they have written down how each of the executors kicks the penalties of the rival team, a memory aid that can be key to winning a game or, in this case, qualifying for the Qatar 2022 World Cup. Peru goalkeeper Pedro Gallese had his own. But Redmayne noticed the maneuver and did not hesitate to make his own..
In the course of the meeting, Peru deserved more than Australia, but not even in extra time could the team led by Ricardo Gareca score the winning goal. It was 0-0 after 120 minutes and just before the final whistle, manager Graham Arnold ordered a change: out comes Mathew Ryan, the captain of the ocean team, and Andrew Redmayne enters, the winning card of the match.
Due to his particular style under the three posts, the 33-year-old goalkeeper immediately became a trend. And while he initially failed to contain any of the Peruvian players’ shots, He blocked Alex Valera’s final shot and put his team in the World Cup. It was 5-4 in favor of Australia and Redmayne was the hero. But a video that surfaced hours later shows that he did more for his team’s ranking than was seen on the official broadcast.
The definition, as always, was tense. Peru started winning thanks to Martin Boyle’s mistake, but Boca’s defender, Luis Advíncula, missed his penalty and evened out the process. Awer Mabil scored the fifth for Australia and left the responsibility to Valera, who made a somewhat announced shot and made the controversial rival goalkeeper shine.
However, what has not been seen before is Redmayne’s key intervention in the middle of a penalty shootout. Realizing that Gallese had the classic “paper” in the water bottle, he took advantage of a moment of distraction by the Peruvian goalkeeper and threw the paper and the bottle behind the stadium’s advertising posters.
“Yes, that happened”the Australian admitted to the press after landing in his country, according to AFP. “I know how much it means to the boys, so It was kill or be killed and I seized my moment“, assured. “If we had a piece of paper in our bottle and someone had seen it, they would have thrown it away,” the goalkeeper excused himself.
In social networks, users were surprised by the level of “vividness” of the Australians.
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