"It was discussed weeks prior": Aussie hero Redmayne opens up on water bottle tactic
“It would be picked up and tossed into the crowd. It’s a do-or-die moment.”
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“It would be picked up and tossed into the crowd. It’s a do-or-die moment.”
Socceroos substitute goalkeeper Andrew Redmayne danced his way into national folklore this morning – and the internet went a wild emotional rollercoaster ride with him.
There were two diametrically different ways Andrew Redmayne stood to be remembered after he sprang into a distracting dance routine across the goal-line during the decisive shootout in Australia's World Cup playoff against Peru. Socceroos head coach Graham Arnold guessed right by sending the unheralded goalkeeper Redmayne on in the last seconds of extra time to replace team captain Mat Ryan for the shootout. Redmayne guessed correctly, too. He stopped his so-called Wiggles dance in just enough time to re-balance, dive to his right to save Peru's last shot from Alex Valera and secure Australia'...
Andrew Redmayne, a little-known goalkeeper, rose from the bench to perform heroics in the shootout and inspire Australia to Qatar 2022 qualification.
The word 'fan' derives from the longer form 'fanatic' and being a Socceroos fan is an exercise in fanaticism.