Australian goalkeeper Andrew Redmayne became famous on penalties against Peru. Photo: Capture.
This week, Andrew Redmayne It was on everyone’s lips. Australia’s substitute goalkeeper entered the field on penalties after a goalless draw against Peru. And in that decisive phase he prevented Alex Valera from taking a penalty, sending his country into the Qatar 2022 World Cup. But the Australian goalkeeper did not make headlines for his save but for his unusual dance moves on the goal line. , in the preview of each shot, trying to make rivals nervous.
Did your action comply with the rules? For now, yes. As long as one foot remained on the white line, there were no problems. But things will change from 1 July, as the IFAB (International Football Association Board) changed the rules for penalty kicks, and the Sydney FC goalkeeper will no longer be able to repeat his show.
The regulatory adjustment took place this week, the same day as the match between Australia and Peru. The 136th IFAB General Assembly met in Qatar to define the rules of world football and their future changes.
New rules changes before the World Cup in Qatar
The goalkeeper position regulatory adjustment has already been approved and will come into effect from next monthboth for penalty shots and for the definition of the twelve passes that take place in regulation or extra time.
What is it about? “Previously, the goalkeeper had to have at least a part of his foot that touched or stepped on the goal line at the time of the execution of a maximum penalty (isolated or integrated in penalty kicks)”, reads the official statement issued by ‘ Association .
Thus, if the goalkeeper had one foot “in front of the goal line” and the other “behind” the goal line, “it was considered a technical offense”. Even if no illegitimate advantage has been obtained over the opponent. But now everything will be different.
The goalkeeper has become an idol of the ocean country. Photo: Karim Jaafar / AFP.
With the reformulation, the goalkeeper must “place both feet in direct contact with or directly above the goal line until the maximum penalty is taken”. The official document ends: “In other words, the goalkeeper cannot be positioned in front of or behind the goal line.”
The current rules will remain in effect until June 30th. Meanwhile, the variant will officially start counting from 1 July. Thus, the semester of the World Cup starts with a great mod in the game which should be considered by all goalkeepers in the world. It will be necessary to see what effect it will have on the players.
The federation based in Zurich, Switzerland, also clarifies that having one foot behind the goal line when the penalty kick is taken will not be sanctioned.
In this way, the show of the Australian goalkeeper will never repeat itself again. And there are hardly any dancing archers left to see in the future. The last will be Redmayne, the same who promoted the changes to the regulation.
The controversial unsportsmanlike attitude
After qualifying, Redmayne was hailed as a hero in Australia for his Alex Valera penalty save, which gave Australia a 5-4 penalty win in Doha on Monday. But hours later some images came to light in which the goalkeeper, entered from the bench for the penalty kicks, appears throwing a bottle from the Peruvian goalkeeper Pedro Gallese.
The bottle allegedly contained a piece of paper indicating where Australians could take penalties.
“Yes, it happened, we talked about it,” Redmayne told reporters after landing on Australian soil.
“I know how much it means to the kids, so it was like killing or being killed, so I caught the moment,” he added. “If we had some notes in our bottle and someone had seen it, they would have thrown it away.”
Redmayne will not be remembered only for his classic dances. The goalkeeper recognized very controversial actions that had him as a protagonist. What happened? The Australian, as soon as he realized that the Peruvian goalkeeper Pedro Gallese, had the classic “piece of paper” with information on the players in a bottle, took advantage of a moment of distraction from the rival and threw everything behind the advertising posters of the stadium .
“If we had some notes in our bottle and someone saw it, they would have thrown it away,” he explained, as if that action justified everything. And he added: “It was to kill or be killed.”
Andrew Redmayne, the Australia goalkeeper, spilled the Pedro Gallese bottle with the scores. And it was more.
“They probably wondered, ‘Why did you bring this boy? He must be good. ‘ Perhaps this was why the shot hit the post. It’s a 1% mental effort to pester Peru’s penalty takers. It was a risk, but it worked, “he acknowledged, referring to Luis Advíncula’s shot, visibly disconsolate, to the point of announcing that he will leave his team.
“I’m not a hero, I’m just doing my role, it’s a team effort”, said the Australian goalkeeper, the same who inspired the new regulation changes. The same one who disguised himself as a hero to lead Australia to their fifth consecutive participation in a World Cup.
Source: Clarin
