Both teams equalized scoreless in 120 minutes, although it was the South Americans who came closest to winning the game in the final. In the twelve-step shootout, Luis Advíncula sent his shot over a post and Alex Valera fell into the play of substitute keeper Andrew Redmayne, who blocked the final shot. The last quota is disputed tomorrow between Costa Rica and New Zealand.
Peru He experienced maximum sadness at the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium in Qatar. The South American team made most of the spending against The australians but couldn’t start from scratch in 120 minutes of play in the playoffs . On penalties, the ocean surface was more accurate and took the victory 5-4 after ten shots.
But nerves were stronger than football, in the first half in Doha. The Oceanic exploited the left flank through Martin Boyle, the most dangerous man on the island team. However, none of the crosses into the box caused any real danger to Pedro Gallese’s goal.
On the other side, the South Americans have not abandoned their style. Lots of ball contact in the middle, with a neat start from the last line. But the Bicolores became a long team, where Gianluca Lapadula was far from the line of flyers, where the presence of Christofer Canchita Gonzales, former Colo Colo player, stood out.
At the end of the first half, a few arrivals from Ajdin Hrustic – the talented midfielder from Eintracht Frankfurt, champion of the Europa League – again disrupted the last line of those led by Ricardo Gareca although without real danger.
Round trip
In the extra, the two teams dared a little more. But it was the Peruvians who advanced the lines to cover the exit of the Socceroos who, faced with the pressure, were more in a hurry.
After a quarter of an hour, the best passages of the Conmebol representative began. At 63 minutes, a cross from André Carrillo was very close to being chained by a more restless Lapadula.
Five minutes later, an individual play by Christian Cueva ended up in the back of the net by good goalkeeper Mathew Ryan. An action that thrilled the more than 15,000 Peruvians who came to the Doha field.
However, in the last ten minutes of regulation time, it was Australia who created the best chances. First, with a free kick from Hrustic which lands in the hands of Gallese. In the next, a recently entered Awer Mabil cross was cleared to the extreme by the Rímac defence.
The punishment continued on the next play, when Mathew Leckie’s shot hit the back of Gallese’s left post. Once the duel was over, the oceanic was the clearest, but the Peruvian keeper was outstanding to get the inspired Hrustic shot on the line after Mabil qualified.
They were injury free for the full 90 minutes and the definition was moved to extra time, when they were played in temperatures of 31° with the clock closer to midnight.
all in penalties
Neither team wanted to risk much in the final half hour. More concerned with the rival’s error than his own creation, knowing that the penultimate quota for the World Cup was at stake.
In this study, Edison Flores’ shot at 99 minutes was a virtually isolated play, which Ryan contained well. At this point in the duel, the Oceania team seems to withdraw and wait for the penalty shootout.
At 106 minutes, already in the second extension, the team of the tiger missed the big chance to define the game. Flores reached the baseline alone, but his central defender was poorly connected by Cueva.
On the following play, a header from Flores hit the left post of the Australian goalkeeper, but on the rebound the ball was not left for any South American in a good position.
There was no time for more. At the end of the duel, Coach Graham Arnold ordered in substitute goalkeeper Andrew Redmayne with his head turned towards the penalty shootout.
A definition of heart attack. in which the Socceroos started. Boyle got in front of the ball, but Gallese blocked it. Immediately, Lapadula converts his shot. Aaron Mooy and Craig Goodwin did the same in Australia, as did Peruvian Alexander Callens. However, Advíncula missed the South Americans’ third shot after hitting a post.
Thus, Hrustic put the count 3-2 for the oceanic and left the responsibility at the feet of Renato Tapia, who did not fail. Jamie MaClaren made it 4-3 for the Island team and Flores was unmissable in the fifth of the regular shootout.
From there began another competition. Awer Mabil fired a clean shot to hand the blame to Alex Valera, who fell into the trap of goalkeeper Redmayne, who saved the shot.
Australia won 5-4 on penalties to claim their fifth consecutive World Cup qualification. South America lose the qualifiers for the first time since Germany 2006, when that same team knocked out Uruguay .
The last quota will be disputed by the teams of Costa Rica and New Zealand, still in Qatar.
Jock
Source: Latercera
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