Chile was playing in the Pan American final without a goalkeeper and this is what happened

A fantastic free kick goal Rebecca Bernal gave Mexico the gold medal in women’s soccer on Friday by defeating Chile 1-0 in XIX Pan American Gamesin a final that will be remembered for the fact that La Roja had to act a field player as a goalkeeper by not having any of their natural goalkeepers at their disposal.

The question and the most desired image is who will defend the local goal after the Chilean goalkeepers, Christiane Endler (Olympique de Lyon) and Antonia Canales (Valencia), have to leave the concentration and rejoin their clubsbecause the match was played on a date outside the FIFA calendar and the teams are under no obligation to provide them.

Endler and Canales received consent to participate in the Santiago 2023 tournament until October 31so they had to go back to practice with their teams.

Coach Luis Mena’s choice for the final was the leading by Colo Colo María José Urrutiawho was helpless in the goal because of Bernal’s execution.

Knowing the situation, the Mexicans started try it early and in the first five minutes, Urrutia responded, the only Chilean player to score a goal in a world cup. very smart.

In an even match, with no clear dominance on either side, Urrutia, 29, continued serious answer on Mexican attacks and gathering public heat and enthusiasm.

While their rival in the other goal hardly had any problems due to the lack of goal of the locals, who moved the ball well, came from the wing but they didn’t get it right in the last meters.

In this dynamic, it is achieved 30 minutes where the CF Monterrey player took the ball, carefully placed it on the grass of the Elías Figueroa stadium in Valparaíso and placed it skillfully. in the right corner, overcome the obstacle and an improvised goalkeeper who can do nothing.

In the second half, the control of the match definitely passed to Mexico, which was done raise the score, first with a goal disallowed by Diana Ordóñez (Houston Dash) due to offside after a shot by her teammate Lizbeth Ovalle (Tigres UANL), one of the outstanding players of the tournament, and then with a poisoned shot against at the post of Verónica Corral ( Pachuca).

Without football arguments on the playing field, Chile also has no banking options. La Roja went into the game with 14 players available from forward Karen Araya and the defender Camila Saezboth of Madrid CFF and also because of the same situation as Endler and Canales, They had to go back to their clubs in Europe before playing in the first Pan American Games final in its history.