On Monday evening, Australia booked their place at the 2022 World Cup. The Socceroos beat Peru in their inter-confederation play-off and their hero was Andrew Redmayne.
With the two teams drawing 0-0 going into the final minute of extra-time, Australia manager Graham Arnold decided to make a very bold call.
He took off team captain Mathew Ryan – the former Brighton goalkeeper – and brought on Redmayne for the shootout.
At the time, Aussies couldn’t believe what they were seeing, but it proved to be an inspired decision by Arnold. In sudden-death, Redmayne produced the biggest save of his career to deny Alex Valera and secure Australia’s spot in Qatar later this year.
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