Andy Warhol prophesied everyone would have 15 minutes of fame in life.

Late on Monday evening Qatar local time, it was Andrew Redmayne's turn and he made spectacular use of his stage Race to become trump in the approaching penalty shootout.

Coach Graham Arnold's special move worked – and how!

Redmayne played the "jumping jack" and robbed the opponent's last nerve.

Tobias Rabe

Responsible editor for Sport Online.

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After Australia's Martin Boyle failed in his first attempt by Peru's goalkeeper Pedro Gallese, Andrew Redmayne's show began.

The 33-year-old Sydney FC keeper, who is making his third appearance with the national team, wasn't mesmerized on the line waiting for the South American shots.

He jumped wildly so that any toddler would have had a blast at the goofy man with the bushy beard.

The strange behavior had an effect.

Former Hoffenheim's Luis Advincula hit his penalty against the post, Alex Valera failed to save Redmayne - and Peru stopped laughing.

“The road to the World Cup was so hard”

Previously unknown outside of Australia, Redmayne couldn't believe his luck at the Ahmed bin Ali Stadium near Doha, which will host seven games during the World Cup in November and December.

"I can't find any words for it, it's totally surreal," he said, emotionally visibly upset.

"But I'm not a hero, I just played my little role." He was grateful to the guys on the pitch who ran for 120 minutes and fought to the death for the goalless draw.

"And in the end it's just like flipping a coin - either one side or the other falls."

Fortunately, there is no longer a coin toss as a decision-making aid in a tied football game.

That was probably Australia's luck.

Coach Arnold had planned the coup with his substitute goalkeeper just in case.

“Andrew is a penalty killer.

We wanted to unsettle the opponent with the change," he said in an interview in the air-conditioned stadium at 31 degrees after it was even warmer during the day.

Then, at Australian breakfast time, the goalkeeper jubilantly stepped into the picture and gave his coach a kiss on the cheek.

"I'm so proud of everyone.

The road to the World Cup was so hard.”

20 qualifying games have been necessary since September 2019, 16 of them outside the country due to the corona restrictions that made it impossible for opponents to enter the country.

A week ago there was the 2-1 against the United Arab Emirates in the Asian play-off final, now the thriller against Peru.

"It's incredible that we made it," said Arnold.

For the sixth time, the "Socceroos" have qualified for a final round, for the fifth time in a row.

Australia now face world champions France (22 November, 20:00 CET), Tunisia (26 November, 11:00 CET) and Denmark (30 November, 16:00 CET) in Group D.

It is doubtful whether Redmayne will be allowed to dance again.

Goalkeeper Ryan is considered set.

But his deputy is a man for the special moments.

“It throws the player off.

You lose concentration," said Ajdin Hrustić from Europa League winners Eintracht Frankfurt.

"I told him before, you're going to be the big man, we need you," he said.

“Not many believed in us.

But underdogs fight, fight, fight.

Until the last second.

That's exactly what we did.

I have now achieved what I dreamed of as a child, but I want more.”

The play-off game was marked by the fear of going behind.

Both teams, who played against each other in the group stage of the 2018 finals in Russia, acted accordingly cautiously.

At that time, the South Americans won 2-0.

Now the Australians celebrated with the two German legionnaires Hrustić and Jackson Irvine from FC St. Pauli from the second Bundesliga.

Both had good scenes but failed to score.

As Edison Flores hit the post with his header for Peru in extra time, a penalty shoot-out decided the game.

The last ticket for the controversial World Cup in Qatar will be awarded this Tuesday (8:00 p.m. CEST on FIFA+).

New Zealand and Costa Rica also meet at the Ahmad bin Ali Stadium in ar-Rayyan, west of the capital Doha.

The winner goes into the German group and first meets Spain (November 23, 5:00 p.m. CET), then Japan (November 27, 11:00 a.m.) and finally the eleven of national coach Hansi Flick (December 1, 8:00 p.m.) .

Sometimes 15 good minutes are enough for a win.

The footballing world will not soon forget the appearance of "jumping jack" Andrew Redmayne.