Which team will lift the cup? The U-17s of Antofagasta and Villarrica will cheer this Saturday, from 9:00 p.m., at the ANFA Chillán stadium, for the grand final of the Ñuble 2024 National Youth Amateur Soccer Championship.
Both reached the final showing technical quality, courage and fair play.
This was emphasized by the president of ANFA Chillán, Carlos San Martín, who recalled that fair play is the seal that this championship has wanted to give and coincidentally, two teams that have known how to interpret those values very well reach the final.
San Martín thanked ANFA Nacional for its trust in granting them the organization of this unprecedented championship in the history of local sports, as well as the refereeing body, the Regional Government for their constant support, “and especially the families of the 500 young people who participated. in this contest. They made a vote of confidence by sending them to our region and I believe that we have lived up to that commitment,” said the helmsman of ANFA Chillán, who made a broad invitation to the regional community to participate in the sports festival scheduled for tomorrow, Saturday. starting at 7:00 p.m., with the dispute for third place between the teams from Talcahuano and Iquique.
One of the best
“If it is not the best championship, it is surely among the best in the history of amateur youth football,” commented ANFA Nacional Events Manager, Claudio Olivares, who not only had praise for the organization of the championship and the ANFA Chillán helmsman. , Carlos San Martín, but also for the support provided by the GORE of Ñuble.
“It is unprecedented that a Regional Government supports amateur football in this way. It is a lesson for the other regions of Chile,” said the manager. Likewise, Olivares regretted that the only incident recorded in the contest was carried out by followers and selected members of Graneros and did not rule out harsh sanctions for that association, once they review all the antecedents.
For his part, Governor Rubén Sandoval specified the reasons for the support given by the Regional Government to this initiative that has brought excitement and joy to the four main cities of our region. There is also a sign of intraregional decentralization, of not concentrating everything in the regional capital, which seemed very important to us to also support, said the head of the budget and investment division of GORE Ñuble and representative of the governor Óscar Crisóstomo, who is in Valparaíso, at the national meeting of regional governors.
“We understand that amateur football unites, it is a catalyst for cooperation, friendship and solidarity, both on and off the field of play. That is what we at GORE Ñuble have wanted to promote together with the national ANFA and ANFA Chillán and ARFA Ñuble and what motivates the 21 fields for Ñuble project,” he commented, an initiative that will build 21 first-class fields, in the same number of communes, and that already has a favorable RS to begin execution this year.
Protagonists
Villarrica and Antofagasta are already racing towards the final and do not hide their excitement at reaching this stage, although they also take it with serenity and a lot of concentration.
Carlos Bravo, technical director of Antofagasta, thanked the reception and the treatment received during this championship, whose final they do not want to miss and thus crown a process that began in 2019 and that last year also had them competing for the national title, this time against Castro who finally took the cup.
For his part, Luciano Villagra, captain of the Nortinos, expressed his respect and recognition of Villarrica’s good play and agreed that the two teams that not only played better soccer, but also had the best behavior, reached the final. “We are more than a football team, we have become a family, we learn from sport, but also values, to form ourselves as people,” he said.
Kris Sepúlveda, Villarrica’s technical assistant, has a similar opinion, who is writing a historical page for his community, since they had never reached this stage.
“It is the result of many years of work, of daring to play different football, cultivating a sense of family within the team and always practicing fair play,” he commented.
The creative midfielder and captain of Villarrica, Jesús Lizama, confessed that they are very excited to reach the final, but also very focused and with every desire to continue making history this Saturday, from 9 p.m., at the ANFA Chillán Stadium, which With 3,200 seats and modern infrastructure, it is considered the best soccer venue.
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