Australia is ready for the World Cup after the penalty shootout against Peru.
The great hero was hidden goalkeeper Andrew Redmayne who was substituted before the penalty shootout and there he danced on the line and hit the decisive penalty kick.
– I knew two or three weeks ago that this could happen, he says after the victory.
The decisive match between Peru and Australia for a place in the World Cup was really exciting.
Without goals after regular time, Australia topped the match. 0-0 even after 30 minutes of extra time as Edison Flores approached Peru with a nod at the post.
Everything will be decided by penalty kicks. But before that, Australia changed the goalkeeper. Matt Ryan exited Real Sociedad and Andrew Redmayne came of Sydney with only two internationals in the bag.
Once he arrived, he was dancing like a prankster on the line at every kick. The first two he had to pass, the third pulled Luis Advincula to the post and thus equaled Martin Boyle’s early wasting. After five penalties, the two teams were still inseparable, but then Andrew Redmayne took the lead and pressed Alex Valera’s penalty kicks and sent Australia straight into Group D with France, Denmark and Tunisia.
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I have no words, I can’t thank the rest of the team enough. I won’t take credit for that, the guys ran for 120 minutes, and that’s a team effort, he says and explains that the tactical move has been discussed for a long time.
Andrew Redmayne is a good penalty shootout goalkeeper and we did that to try to beat Peru. In an effort to create a sense of insecurity in their heads, says Australian captain Graham Arnold, who also believes the Jersey Dudek-inspired dance annoys bowlers.
– Yes 100%.
