Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Tiger Turf Good for the Mustangs Again

On Saturday in Rock Springs WY at the Rock Springs High School Football Stadium the Mustangs of WWCC and the Griffins of Westminster JV played for the second time in the year. The first matchup was the Mustang's second scrimmage and was played in Salt Lake City. The Mustangs came out of the gates very quickly and scored a goal in the 1st minute (:20 seconds). This is the fastest goal scored by the Mustangs in their 7 year existence. The goal came as Devin King crossed the ball and Steven Shelley headed the ball past the goal line and the keeper. With the wind at their backs the Mustangs controlled the play and the possession for long stretches of the 1st half. The second goal for the Mustangs came in the 36th minute when Steven Shelley throw in the ball from the sideline and Efren Carrillo was able to flick it towards the back post and Mitch Christensen pushed it into the net. The score at the half time was WWCC 2 - Westminster JV 0.

The second half still saw the Mustangs control the match but with much less shots on goal and offensive potency. The lone goal in the second half came as the center official viewed that a Westminster player was fouled within the penalty box. Cory Thibeault tried to save the kick but was unsuccessful and the Griffins got on the board with a goal in the 58th minute. The WWCC defense did not commit another foul in the box and did not allow the Griffins any real chances at the goal throughout 90 minute. Even into the wind the majority of the second half was played in the Griffin's half of the field. The final score was WWCC 2 - Westminster 1. The win helps the Mustangs to reach a 5 - 2 - 0 mark on the 2011 season.

Match Facts: Shots; WWCC 13, Westm 5 - Assists; WWCC 2, Westm 0 - Cards; WWCC 1, Westm 1 - Free Kicks; WWCC 6, Westm 5 - Keeper Saves; WWCC 3, Westm 5 - Corners; WWCC 4, Westm 3


Mustang Man of the Match: Steven Shelley - For scoring the fastest goal in WWCC history and also having a hand in the second goal.


Up Next for the Mustangs: Wednesday September 21st at Northeastern Junior College (Region IX Match) at 3:00pm in Sterling CO