It’s becoming quite the season for goalkeepers in Chile
. Just weeks after Leandro Requena scored what could be the longest range goal in history, Deportes Temuco goalkeeper Yerko Urra also got himself on the scoresheet. With his team trailing 1-0 at home to San Marcos de Arica in the 97th minute, Urra ran the length of the pitch to attack what was surely Temuco’s last corner of the match.
“This time it was my turn and I never imagined it [would happen].” Urra credited Temuco head coach Juan José Ribera for giving him permission to go up for the corner kick. “Otherwise I would have stayed in goal, since if I went up then they could write me down in a counterattack,” Urra said. “It’s details that make the difference. “I thank the coach for giving me permission, although I also went with the conviction that I could do something.
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