Mexico Defeats Chile in Pan Am Women's Football Final; Chile Faced Goalkeeper Challenges Due to Club Commitments

Striker Maria Jose Urrutia steps in as goalie for Chile after starting goalkeeper Christiane Endler retires and Antonia Canales recalled to her Spanish club, resulting in Mexico's first women's team gold in Pan Am Games with a 1-0 victory.

Mexico defeated Chile 1-0 in the women's team final at the Pan American Games, claiming their first gold medal in the event.
Chile had to rely on regular striker Maria Jose Urrutia as goalkeeper after both their specialist goalkeepers, Christiane Endler and Antonia Canales, had to return to their European club commitments.
Despite the goalkeeper challenge, Urrutia performed commendably, stifling Mexico's attempts to extend their lead, including a save in the 91st minute.
Urrutia's effort could not prevent Mexico's Rebeca Bernal from scoring the only goal of the match in the 30th minute with a free-kick.
Chile was also missing midfielder Karen Araya and defender Camila Sáez due to their commitments with Real Madrid, underlining the challenges faced by the squad ahead of the match.