Early Lead Not Enough for WWCC versus NJC

On Saturday the Mustangs hosted the Plainsmen from Northeastern Junior College.  This is the fourth time these two teams have faced off in the past 2 seasons with one more match scheduled.

Unlike most of the other matches in this series the WWCC Mustangs got on the board first.  In the second minute the Mustangs crossed a ball into the box and a NJC defender unintentionally kicked the ball into his own goal for an own goal.  NJC had to come out of their defensive shape and shell down a goal and found two first half goals to take a lead.  The NJC goals came in the 20th and 30th minute.  The score after 45 minutes of play was NJC 2 and WWCC 1.

Western's offense was asked to find a goal or two in the final 45 minutes.  The Mustangs possession was good in the second half but the creativity and the speed of play was not good or fast enough to break down the NJC defense.  The score at the end of the match was still NJC 2 and WWCC 1.  The loss makes the 2017 Mustang record 3 - 5 - 1.

Mustang Man of the Match: Joe Venhaus - Joe had 8 saves on the day.  Without him the score would have been a lot worse.

Match Facts - Shots - WWCC 9, NJC 14; Assists - WWCC 0, NJC 2; Saves - WWCC 8, NJC 5; Corner Kicks - WWCC 1, NJC 3; Free Kicks - WWCC 14, NJC 21; Cards - WWCC 2, NJC 2.

Up Next for the Mustangs; Wednesday September 20th vs Northwest College at Powell WY - Region IX North match.