Bethel as they has done late in the season scored an early goal to take control. Mario Vila Boa scored in the 19^th minute to give Bethel the 1-0 lead. Bethel and goalkeeper Collu-Marchese held the RedHawks scoreless in the first half. Collu-Marchese had nine saves in the match.

Bethel took a commanding 2-0 lead in the 56^th minute when Armondo Orozco scored on a penalty kick. That's when things turned for the worse for the Wildcats. MMC cut the lead to one when Fernando Barbeiro scored on an assist by Andrew Gordon in the 58^th minute. One minute later Bethel's Omar Apodoca was given a red card to put Bethel down a man. Then in the 70^th minute Bethel's Roan Brown was given a red card putting Bethel down two men. Playing two men down, Martin was able to notch their second goal to tie the game in the 77^th minute. It got worse for the Wildcats as Orozco was given his second yellow card putting him out of the game. At this point, Bethel was playing 8 men against 11 men for the remainder of regulation and into the overtime. And if it could not have gotten worse, Eric Rosas received his second yellow card with 3:59 left in the second overtime to put Bethel down four men, 7 on 11. But, the Wildcats were able to hold on to force the game to penalty kicks.