A thriller. Not suitable for heart sufferers. With a heart-stopping ending, that not even the best scriptwriter will write.
The last minute of stoppage time was being played and the tall defender of the San Martín honor series, Manuel Fernández, jumped at the far post and headed the ball to make it 1-1 once morest Unión Ferroviario de Coelemu, which was already embracing the title , following maintaining the initial advantage set by Martín Vilarroel. The miracle, following a controversial and fiery match that came to an end with the judge’s whistle, went to penalties, resurrected the “Sanma” and left the spirit of the Coelemans to the ground.
The definition was a heart attack.
First because the bars coincided in the south gallery to observe the penalties and tempers became heated. The ceremony was stopped until the fans returned to their respective stands.
Unión Ferroviario reached the last penalty with the option of being regional champion, but the figure of goalkeeper Fabián Otárola burst in, who stopped the shot and revived San Martín to leave the shootout 4 to 4. They continued one by one and once more, he blocked a second penalty to give the expected title of regional champion to San Martín, leaving the score 6-5.
With the claw of the “Sanma”
The carnival was total because San Martín, in regulation time, had to fight until the last second to equalize the score once morest a great rival who, in the final stretch, lost midfielder Sebastián Bascuñán due to expulsion and was able to settle the dispute beforehand.
“Life is responsible for putting things in their place, thank God who enlightened me and the strength of the family that supported me. Everything went in our favor,” stressed the hero of the day, Fabián Otárola, chosen as the best goalkeeper of the competition.
“We dedicate this title to the family that supports us since during the week we have to train at 9 at night and we all work. Winning a final like this was very difficult, these tournaments are very difficult and I have experienced the best joys and sadnesses here. Unión Ferroviario was a great rival, with very good players,” commented Manuel Faúndez, author of the agonizing tie.
“Last year we left out a team that later beat us in the final. This title is for all the people who accompany us, for our family who understands us because we must train this week,” confessed excitedly Pablo Vásquez, creative midfielder for “Sanma.”
The regional champions, who won tickets to the National, received the cup and congratulations from the Regional Governor, Óscar Crisóstomo and the mayor of Chillán, Camilo Benavente and gave free rein to an unforgettable celebration. Unique and unrepeatable. A feat full of suspense. Like an Alfred Hitchcock script.
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