San Diego Flash Travels to México for Exhibition

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Flash Team Picture in Estadio Caliente

December 28, 2011 – Tijuana, México
The San Diego Flash took on Club Tijuana Xoloitzcuintles de Caliente (the Xolos) U-20 side at Estadio Caliente. It was their second trip across the border in a year. In the previous meeting, the San Diego Flash won against the Xolos by a score of 3 – 1.

In this match, the Xolos were certainly looking for a bit of revenge for losing in the earlier match. This showed as the Xolos scored first in the 14th minute on a Bruno Piceno goal on receipt of a corner kick. The forward kicked from the outside of the box and put the ball in the upper left corner past Flash goal keeper Cristian Valdez.

For the balance of the 1st half, the San Diego Flash kept up the offensive pressure with many chances that could not find the back of the net.

2 minutes into extra time of the 1st half, Sergio Valle Ortiz sent a centering pass to the middle of the opponents box. Ladule LoSarah puts a shot in the back of the net to even the score for the visiting Flash; 1 – 1.

San Diego Flash vs Xolos de Tijuana

Going into the second half, most of the Xolos fans had come into the stadium to see the main event. A match between the Xolos 1st team and visiting club; Atlante from Cancún, México.

During the second half, the Flash players had the opportunity to play in front of a crowd estimated to be upwards of 11,000 people. The match ended with a 1 – 1 draw.

Flash Coach Warren Barton and Xolos Coach on the sideline

“It was a very good outcome for us,” said Flash Head Coach, Warren Barton. “We knew they wanted to beat us in front of their home crowd. We had several chances to pull ahead, but overall we are happy to get a draw on the road, in an opponents packed stadium.”