USA team 4, also known as the Towers, eliminated the Great Britain Bulldogs open division soccer team in an 8-0 win.

Bulldogs goalkeeper and only female member Kim Dean, of Manchester, faults the loss to defensive errors and great competition.

“We just made a few defensive errors early and they just kept coming at us, so by half time we were already down and second half we held them up but just a few broke through the line and they’ve got some really good sprinters,” Dean said.

Playing in unfamiliar heat for a longer duration then her team was used to, Dean said made the match against their “biggest rivals” especially difficult.

“We’ve never played 25 minutes a half before and we normally play 10 minutes each way so this has kind of been a massive sort of set up on our own physical fitness, especially playing in this humidity and heat,” Dean said. “He have found it quite hard.”

Towers coach Clinton Brown, of Long Island, NY, said soccer being more suitable for their stature and his teams will to win has made the sport among the most intense.

“It’s random seating, so you take out who ever’s in front of you.” Brown said. “We practice once a month back in New York and we come together once every summer… We have good chemistry the team (has) been playing hard and practicing hard and its showing.”

Before playing Australia, Towers defense player Mike Delaney, of Newport Beach, Ca., said the games intensity had a lot to do with his team being so close to the bronze.

“It’s intense because everyone’s just trying their hardest to win and run with all their heart,” Delaney said. “Britain’s our rival, they’re good but Australia is pretty good too, if we win we play Australia next.”

With a first time soccer team made up equally of guys and girls, Australia open division coach, Leon Lilly, of Melbourne, Australia, said his performance was startling.

“We’ve beaten Canada, England I which were the reining champions, we’ve defeated one of the US teams and now we’re going to play a European team,” Lilly said. “If we win this game we’ll go on to play for the bronze metal which will be pretty good considering we’re the only team who’s got half male and female, we’re playing against four male teams.”

In the final open division game of the evening, Australia fell to Team USA 6-2 enabling the Towers to take home the bronze.

Delaney said his teams success was due to his teams time, effort and heart.

“We have some really good athletes and people who care about the games and train on their own,” Delaney said. “Everyone wants it and tries their hardest and does everything they can, that’s what makes us do so well.”