The Peruvian National Team fell a week ago against Australia in the qualifying round for Qatar 2022, thus being eliminated from the World Cup. However, something that caught a lot of attention is that the Australian goalkeeper, Andrew Redmayne, grabbed Pedro Gallese's notes and threw them out of the field during the penalty shootout, so many wondered why our goalkeeper did not react and here we tell you the reason.
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As everyone remembers, at the decisive moment of the match, the national goalkeeper had a paper with the names of the rival shooters and which side they would probably kick. However, Gallese was left without this help when Redmayne stripped him of his sheet, and some believe that's the reason we lost and even criticized the 'Octopus' for not confronting the Australian.
The reality is that everything has a reason, and that's what journalist Gustavo Peralta reported through ESPN. "Using paper with help in penalty shootouts is prohibited by FIFA. If the referee detected it due to a complaint from Gallese, he could have made a decision that would have affected Peru at that moment," he explained.
In other words, if the Peruvian National Team goalkeeper had confronted Redmayne and he complained to the referee, and the referee discovered the contents of the notes, it could have resulted in a severe punishment against the national team that, until that moment, did not know if they would qualify for Qatar 2022 or not.
The truth is that we will never know what would have happened if Pedro Gallese had kept his notes in the remaining penalties, but Peru still didn't play a good match and it cost us the long-awaited qualification to the World Cup. Now 'La Blanquirroja' must prepare for the next international appointment and for that, they have to ensure the permanence of Ricardo Gareca.
Peru and its next match
The Peruvian National Team will have a friendly match against Mexico in the United States. This match will be in September.