The Australian goalkeeper returned to his country as a hero and confessed to having hidden the bottle of the Peruvian Gallese on penalties

The goalkeeper of the Australian national team, Andrew Redmayne claimed it was “killing or being killed” after a video surfaced in which he is seen throwing a bottle of water out of the reach of his Peruvian colleague during the penalty kicks that led ‘Calcio’ to the Qatar 2022 World Cup.

Redmayne, 33, has become an internet phenomenon for his eccentric moves on the goal line to knock opponents off-center before every 11-meter shot.

after sorting was hailed as a hero in Australia for his save from a penalty by Alex Valera, who on Tuesday in Doha gave Australia a 5-4 victory on penalties.

But hours later some images came to light in which the bearded Redmayne appears, entered from the bench for the penalty kicks, throwing a bottle from the Peruvian goalkeeper Pedro Gallese.

The bottle allegedly contained a piece of paper indicating where Australians could take penalties.

Redmayne’s confession

“Yes, it happened, we talked about it,” Redmayne told reporters after landing on Australian soil.

“I know how much that means to the boys so it was like killing or being killedso I caught the moment, “he added.” If we had some tickets in our bottle and someone saw it, they would have thrown it away. “

Notes attached to a water bottle indicating possible penalty shots is a recurring tactic for archers to penalty shootouts.

anger in Peru

After the disappointment due to the defeat in the playoffs and the recognition of their players for the commitment shown in these four years, a climate of indignation was generated in Inca land by the action of the Australian goalkeeper.

There is talk of unsportsmanlike gesture and lack of respect for rivals, Gallese in particular, who occupies the same position. Several media outlets have raised the controversy without knowing that Redmayne himself would have ended up accepting his voluntary act.

While all this happens and resignation begins to invade the hearts of a people who dreamed of being in another World Cup, the authorities of that football work to convince Ricardo Gareca to continue leading the team, which seems complicated.

El Tigre asked for a few days to think with his family, but it is known that Peruvian football is going through an internal crisis in terms of competition and infrastructure that has already made this chance to reach Qatar 2022 miraculous.