Although La Raza de Monterrey twice recovered from a handicap of six points on the board, finally ended up falling 20-13 against the Philadelphia Kixx to total defeat of the season number nine for the same number of wins.

The defeat leaves Monterrey get beyond the top of the table as they are three separate parties that the race of competition leading Milwaukee Wave, which has 11 wins for six defeats, less three regular-season games, all as local.

THE RACE for its part has only two more games remaining in the regular schedule, a visit against Milwaukee on March 14 and another against Rockford Rampage on March 21 at The Arena Monterrey.

The orange box can still fight for second place in the tournament by winning the two matches that are left and hoping to make up Baltimore in second place with a record of 10 wins and seven lost three regular-season games remaining, two local and another visitor.

A rain of goals was what we experienced in the arena of Philadelphia, with alternations in the domain of the party, but ultimately the Kixx was stronger and won the victory.

The U.S. imposed its conditions box at the start of the match scoring three times through Ricardinho, Hines and Semir Mesanovic, which at the end of First Quarter and had a lead of 6-0 on the scoreboard.

LA RAZA rallied in the second period with goals from Byron Alvarez, Genoni Martinez and Carlos Farias; managed to tie it at six points apiece to get to half time.

In the third quarter was shared rule as though Philadelphia was again separated on the scoreboard with Mesanovic log, and Don D'Ambra Neto, LA RAZA negotiating for the period ended thanks to the notes collected by Genoni Martinez and Carlos Farias on two occasions (one of three points) to Monterrey ended up 13-12.

Philadelphia ended up imposing its terms in the fourth quarter thanks to a third touchdown Semir Mesanovic and two more goals achieved by Sandre Naumoski and Jeremy Ortiz to put the score 18-13 in their favor.

With 21 seconds left, dropped one more goal for the Americans through Myers finally left the board from 1920 to 1913.

LA RAZA will return this Monday 08 March to Monterrey to begin their preparation for their next match which will be held this Sunday March 14 when they visit the Milwaukee Wave at the U.S. Cellular Arena beginning at 14:00 pm (Monterrey time).

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