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On Wednesday in Cheyenne the Western Wyo Men's Soccer team took on their oldest and most bitter rivals in the LCCC Golden Eagles in a Region IX North match.
Western started out slow and Joe Venhaus as keeper had to come up with some saves to keep the score at zero. Just when it seemed the Mustangs had settled down into the match the Golden Eagles scored a goal in the 21st minute. This goal rattled the WWCC team for a few minutes and again they had to find their rhythm and settle back into the match. At the halftime break the score was LCCC 1 and WWCC 0.
In the second half the LCCC started the scoring in the 53rd minute to double their lead at 2 to 0. Western Wyo fought back into the match when Beamer Wilcken hit a beautiful free kick from around 20 yards away. Beamer curled the ball around the wall, low and into the bottom right corner of the goal. This goal in the 71st minute made the score 2 to 1 in favor of LCCC. Western through everything they had offensively at the Golden Eagles in the final 19 minutes. The Golden Eagles scored an insurance goal in the 81st minute to claim the 3 to 1 win for LCCC. The loss drops the WWCC overall record to 0 - 5 - 0 and their Region IX North record to 0 - 2 - 0.
Mustang Man of the Match: Beamer Wilcken - for the 5 shots during the match, including the free kick goal.
Match Facts - Shots - WWCC 12, LCCC 29; Assists - WWCC 0, LCCC 3; Saves - WWCC 11, LCCC 4; Corner Kicks - WWCC 4, LCCC 11; Free Kicks - WWCC 11, LCCC 6; Cards - WWCC 1, LCCC 0.
