Arrechea: "The play and the goal happened spontaneously"

Intimidated by the microphones, avoids speaking too much and even lets out a smile when he is very nervous and the words don't flow, Yair Arrechea defends himself much better in front of a ball and facing the possibilities of protecting his goal or knocking down the opponent's, just as he did last Sunday against Cúcuta Deportivo.

The coach Gerardo Pelusso gave him the opportunity to start in the second match of the Liga Águila II-2015, the wait to be back on the field was over, but the battle to prove that he has the qualities to be part of the main group and shine as he has done on many other occasions when he has had the possibility to defend the "cardenal" house began.

"I felt good and happy for the opportunity I had to play, that's why I train and thanks to God things have gone well for me in Santa Fe. In this team there is a personal demand, mine is to work and do things well when I have to perform," said the 34-year-old defender.

And he did it well, he received all the applause in El Campín by surprising with an excellent right-footed backheel and facing away from the goal to score the second goal, in a magical night for the Bogota team where they defeated Cúcuta 5-0.

"They are plays that come out spontaneously, one does not imagine them but fortunately that kind of play with that kind of goal was given. The important thing is the conviction to go for every static ball, every opportunity to attack," he said.

Santa Fe is the leader of the championship with six points and a goal difference of +9, an efficient and effective team, an objective that the team set at the beginning of preseason. "That is the ideal, to be forceful and try to be as good as possible defensively. We are on the right track," said Yair, who also praised the work of the whole team, "We are filled with confidence by the work the group does in general, not just the defense. Everyone has committed to do what needs to be done on the field."

Arrechea confirmed that he is ready when needed, that his level is equal to that of his teammates, that even though he waits on the substitute bench he is very well prepared for when he has the opportunity to play. He is an important asset in defense as well as in attack. "I am calm in those kinds of situations. We have to wait for the moment, the opportunity and do things well when it comes."