SANTIAGO, Chile Chile's women's soccer team had a shot at its biggest achievement in history on Friday in the Pan American Games' gold medal game, but was forced to put a player who usually plays striker in net for the entire match and lost 1-0 to Mexico. The hosts…
Chile's women's soccer team had a shot at its biggest achievement in history on Friday in the Pan American Games' gold medal game, but was forced to put a player who usually plays striker in net for the entire match and lost 1-0 to Mexico. The hosts embarrassingly lost both their goalkeepers to European clubs ahead of the match. Chilean players sat on the pitch to protest the disorganization that led to 29-year-old Maria José Urrutia playing the position in their absence, and earned enthusiastic applause from their fans.