WWCC Beats the Rivals

On Wednesday in Provo UT the Western Wyoming Mustangs played a match against the Rocky Mountain Rivals. This was the second match up between these teams this season. Their first match was draw played as a scrimmage match back on August 22nd. The outcome this time around was a little different as the Mustangs took control of the match and allowed the Rivals very few genuine opportunities at the goal. The first 45 minutes were a draw as neither team was able to find the back of the net.

As the temperature cooled down the WWCC offense heated up on the field in the second half and the first goal was in the 49th minute when Gilbert Gonzalez not only drew the penalty kick but he also scored on the play. WWCC had several good chances in the second half but they just were not able to find their second goal until the 90th minute of play when a ball was blocked by the Rivals keeper and found the feet of Chris Byers of the Mustangs around 30 yards away from the goal. Byers smartly seeing the keeper out of position chipped the ball over his head and added the additional goal for the Mustangs as time was drawing to a close. The final score was WWCC 2 and Rocky Mountain 0. The victory moves the Mustangs to 7 wins 5 losses and 2 draws on the season.

Game Stats - Shots; WWCC 16, RMR 4 - Keeper Saves; WWCC 3, RMR 8 - Corner Kicks; WWCC 5, RMR 1

Up Next for WWCC: Saturday 10/10 at Westminster (Reserves) on the Westminster campus (Sugarhouse) at 12:00 noon

Workhorse of the Match: Taylor Whetman (3rd shutout of the season, tying the single season record for WWCC)