Alex Valera missed his penalty and the Peruvian team was left out of the Qatar 2022 World Cup | VIDEO

The Peruvian team was left out of the Qatar 2022 World Cup, after losing the playoff against Australia in the penalty shootout. In the sixth shot, of direct elimination, Alex Valera could not inflate the nets and the defeat of the ‘Blanquirroja’ was consummated at the Ahmad bin Ali Stadium in Al Rayyan.

The scoreboard indicated a 4-4, after the first five shots, so the stage of sudden death arrived. The ‘Socceroos’ took the lead thanks to Awer Mabil’s goal, although the ‘Blanquirroja’ had the possibility of leveling the story again immediately.

Alex Valera was the one in charge of owning the ball and approached the designated spot, staring at goalkeeper Andrew Redmayne. The forward from Universitario de Deportes settled for his left-handed profile and decided to shoot towards the goalkeeper’s right hand, without giving the ball much height.

The goalkeeper, as in the entire shootout, made some distracting movements on the goal line and guessed the direction of the ball. The save determined the victory and qualification for the Qatar 2022 World Cup for the Australian team. The hubbub broke out and the ‘Socceroos’ celebrations began.

At the same time, the sadness was reflected in the squad of the Peruvian team and Luis Advíncula was one of the most affected, since he had also missed his penalty. In parallel, Alex Valera looked saddened by his failed execution and was consoled by his teammates on the pitch at Al Rayyan’s Ahmad bin Ali Stadium.