The empty stadium for that tie meant Martinez’ mind games were caught on pitch microphones,as the Aston Villa stopper backed up his trash talk with three penalty saves to send Argentina to the final.

“I’m eating you up,” he said to Colombia’s Yerry Mina before guessing the right way to save the second spot-kick of the shootout.

It was the culmination of a minute of pyschological warfare.

“You’re nervous,huh? You’re laughing,but you’re nervous,” he told Mina as he walked to the spot. “Yeah,yeah. You’re nervous. You’re nervous”.

Martinez tried to disrupt his opponent by appealing to the referee. “Hey! The ball is ahead[of the penalty spot],” he shouted. “Yeah,yeah. Turn a blind eye.”

But he saved his best for Mina at the top of his run-up.

“I already know you,” Martinez said. “Hey,look. See how I know where you’ll shoot. And then I’ll save it. I’m eating you up,brother. I’m eating you up,brother.”

Later in the,he was cautioned by the referee after calling another Colombian penalty-taker “a pussy.”

Shootouts are about composure and Argentina have a World Cup record to fear.

They have gone to penalties five times and won four - twice in semi-finals,most recently against the Netherlands in 2014.

Australia have twice qualified for the World Cup through spot-kicks and have an equally stellar major tournament record,having won four of five shootouts including beatingUzbekistan in the round of 16 in 2019 Asian Cup,where captain Mat Ryan was the hero.

Plenty of preparation goes into penalty shoot-outs. Keepers have notes and analyses on each taker - butRedmayne famously tossed his opposite number’s cheat sheet away during the play-off.

Redmayne’s trickery is well known now,and he will have to be careful to make sure he is behind the line when the penalty is taken to stay within the rules. VAR can review whether a keeper has strayed off their line when the ball is struck.

For all his movement before the kick is taken,Redmayne is set in position as the ball is struck. In the shootout against Peru,he got a hand to the third penalty,turning it onto the right post to negate Peru’s early advantage after Martin Boyle had missed the Socceroos’ first penalty.

Before Peru’s crucial sixth penalty,Redmayne delayed the process as long as possible to add to the pressure and tension.

His save and clownish celebratory smile became a World Cup qualifying memory equal toJohn Aloisi’s mad dash around Stadium Australia after sending Australia back to World Cup in 2005.

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