The empty stadium for that tie meant Martinez’ thoughts video games had been caught on pitch microphones, because the Aston Villa stopper backed up his trash speak with three penalty saves to ship Argentina to the ultimate.
“I’m consuming you up,” he mentioned to Colombia’s Yerry Mina earlier than guessing the proper strategy to save the second spot-kick of the shootout.
It was the fruits of a minute of pyschological warfare.
“You’re nervous, huh? You’re laughing, however you’re nervous,” he instructed Mina as he walked to the spot. “Yeah, yeah. You’re nervous. You’re nervous”.
Martinez tried to disrupt his opponent by interesting to the referee. “Hey! The ball is forward [of the penalty spot],” he shouted. “Yeah, yeah. Flip a blind eye.”
However he saved his greatest for Mina on the high of his run-up.
“I already know you,” Martinez mentioned. “Hey, look. See how I do know the place you’ll shoot. After which I’ll reserve it. I’m consuming you up, brother. I’m consuming you up, brother.”
Later within the, he was cautioned by the referee after calling one other Colombian penalty-taker “a pussy.”
Andrew Redmayne makes his essential penalty save.Credit score:Community Ten
Redmayne’s trickery is well-known now, and he must watch out to verify he’s behind the road when the penalty is taken to remain throughout the guidelines. VAR can assessment whether or not a keeper has strayed off their line when the ball is struck.
For all his motion earlier than the kick is taken, Redmayne is about in place because the ball is struck. Within the shootout in opposition to Peru, he received a hand to the third penalty, turning it onto the proper submit to negate Peru’s early benefit after Martin Boyle had missed the Socceroos’ first penalty.
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Earlier than Peru’s essential sixth penalty, Redmayne delayed the method so long as attainable so as to add to the strain and rigidity.
