He saved his letters. The final stage of the Promotion and Reserves Tournament gave us a great match. In a semi-final with many goals and full of emotions, Alianza Lima and Melgar drew 3-3 and had to decide the winner through penalties.
As if what happened in the 90 minutes was not enough, before the shots from the penalty spot, coach Kenji Aparicio surprised the red and black team and decided to apply the 'Redmayne formula' to confuse his opponent.
The coach took out starting goalkeeper Angelo de la Cruz and replaced him with Sebastián Amasifuén. In this way, the substitute goalkeeper would be in charge of stopping the penalties; however, that was just the beginning of the strategy.
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While the Dominó players were preparing to take their shots, the goalkeeper imitated the famous 'dance' of Australian goalkeeper Andrew Redmayne —a key player in the repechage for the 2022 Qatar World Cup— and managed to stop two shots.
In this way, the victorian team won 4-3 and sealed their place in the final of the tournament, which they ended up winning by defeating Ayacucho FC 1-0 in the final with a goal by Sebastien Pineau.
What does the winner of the Promotion and Reserve Tournament get?
Beyond the title, the winning team of the championship will allow the first team to earn two points in the accumulated table, while the runner-up will take one point.