Andrew Redmayne nearly retired to become a teacher five years ago. On Tuesday, he sealed Australia’s World Cup qualification with a heroic save in the penalty shootout against Peru.
Already halfway to becoming a teacher, he thought his future would be best served by starting his practical work. That was until a chance presented itself at Sydney FC where he would work with his former tutor, goalkeeping coach John Crawley. Signed initially as a back-up to Danny Vukovic in January 2017, Redmayne would become Sydney’s first choice goalkeeper six months later when the Socceroo moved to Belgian club Genk.
Redmayne’s ability was never in question, only his belief. His potential was noticed by the best from a young age and he was invited to trial for Arsenal’s youth team as a teenager in 2005. Training alongside Jens Lehmann and Manuel Almunia, Redmayne impressed Arsenal’s chief scout Liam Brady and was sent back to Australia with the promise he would be receiving a contract to join the North Londoners permanently.
Redmayne replaced Socceroos captain Mat Ryan a minute before the penalty shootout and made the crucial save that. Dancing along the goal line as he has done throughout his A-League career, Redmayne read Alex Valera’s penalty perfectly, diving to his right to seal the 5-4 win on penalties and send Australia to Qatar.
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