The Lay's Replay Field in

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, is a soccer field located in Cesar Chavez Campesino Park. It is the first Lay's Replay Field built in the

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and the sixth built worldwide. The field was built using recycled

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chip bags.

History

The soccer field was announced on March 14, 2023, and construction started March 15, 2023. On April 19, 2023, around a month after construction had started,

, alongside soccer players

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and

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, announced the opening of the field. Hernandez called the field and program a "game-changer" for Hispanic and Latin American communities in and around Santa Ana, following health problems and difficulties with the Hispanic/Latin American community in Santa Ana, who were struck hard after the

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References

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