Mathew Ryan was a familiar opponent for the Peruvian National Team. Starting goalkeeper for Australia, whom they had already faced in Russia 2018. With this Qatar 2022 playoff to be played, he had become the captain of the team. The Real Sociedad player is one of the figures of the 'socceroos', but the same knowledge about Andrew Redmayne was not available.
Andrew Redmayne, from the Sydney FC of the Australian league, had a spell with the U-20 team of the 'Kangaroos', but then he didn't enter the orbit of the senior team for a long time. At 33 years old, he had only played two matches in the senior team.
But coach Graham Arnold called him up for the World Cup playoff and he had a decisive role: he secured Australia's qualification to Qatar 2022.
One minute before facing the penalty shootout, Graham Arnold substituted Ryan and bet on the entry of Andrew Redmayne. He anticipated the direction of four of the six shots he faced, but it was enough for him to block Alex Valera's shot to leave the Peruvian National Team without Qatar 2022.
But it wasn't the only image that went around the world. Redmayne, on the goal line, performed picturesque movements in front of his opponents, which is why he was dubbed by the international press as the "dancing goalkeeper".
Andrew Redmayne, the goalkeeper who qualified Australia for Qatar 2022
However, the "dancing" of Andrew Redmayne is not strange to Australia. It is a style already established by the goalkeeper and it has brought him satisfaction.
The most recent scene of Redmayne and his peculiar style occurred three years ago. In the 2019 A-League final, he stopped two penalties for Sydney FC to become champions. That time the formula worked for him, and he repeats it every time he faces a ball from the penalty spot.
