“Let’s go for that last effort guys, let’s go with everything,” shouts Frank Hess, coach of the Chillán Under-17 National Team, while his lions leave their soul on the field, to sustain the long-suffering 1-0 victory over Arica, which It left the host team one step away from qualifying for the second phase of the National Youth Amateur Soccer Ñuble 2024.
On the third date of group A, the Chillanejos beat the Ariqueños 1-0 in a hard-fought match in which they highlighted their defensive solidity and offensive efficiency.
After an even and fought start, once morest a courageous rival, Chillán was able to remain calm to open the scoring with a header from Milovan Guevara, at 31”, following a perfect free kick from Ignacio de La Hoz, a high-level central defender , who was injured.
From then on, the game entered into a dizzying rhythm as the Ariqueños tried to react to a Chillán that might increase, but was not fine.
In the second half, Arica entered injured and added people in attack to seek the tie, which never came, as Chillán’s defense responded solidly, led by Leal and Montecinos and the impeccable work of goalkeeper Nicolás Torres.
A horizontal shot was the most dangerous thing for Arica, who did not give up, but Chillán armed himself in the background, managed to control the ball and via counterattack almost reached two to zero through Larenas, Sepúlveda and Muñoz.
The end was difficult, but Chillán put on the overalls to seal a victory that left him with one foot in the second phase. This Wednesday, in their third match, they will meet at 9 p.m., with the other favorite of the group, Antofagasta, who at the close of this edition, was playing with Chañaral.
“We knew it would be a complicated match, the national team is like that and is defined by details. We scored the goal at the time and defensively we did very well,” commented coach Frank Hess.
“I felt emotion in the goal, it was difficult for us, because they were taller, we knew how to stay calm when they put pressure on us,” reflected the scorer of the goal, Milovan Guevara.
“We knew it was a difficult opponent, the teacher told us it would be a tough game, but we held on until the end, sometimes you have to fight and we did,” confessed the fierce defender, Benjamín Leal, while the faithful Chillán fans He celebrated in the north stand.
“It was a very tight game, but we knew what we had to do and capture what we had worked on and were happy with the three points. Now Antofagasta is coming, but we are going step by step,” stressed goalkeeper Nicolás Torres, who ended up with a discomfort in his right leg.
This Friday Chillán might seal its classification at 9 p.m., if it beats Antofagasta and the other duel in group A will be played by Chañaral and Arica.
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