Mustangs Off to a Winning Start

 On Thursday the 2012 season started for the WWCC Mustangs as they squared off against an old rival the North Idaho Cardinals.  The match was played at Rock Springs Junior High Turf Field.  This was the first time the Mustangs had played at RSJH.  WWCC did not take long to get the first official goal of the season when Richard Harris slotted a ball past the NIC keeper in the 9th minute, goal assisted by Taylor Egbert.  The rest of the 1st half saw the Cardinals keeping the majority of the possession but unable to penetrate the Mustang defense with WWCC being efficient in counter attacking and getting genuine scoring chances on the NIC keeper.  WWCC's forwards Jarom Stuart and Greg Howard both had good chances on the goal including a header from Stuart that hit the post.  The halftime score was 1 - 0 in favor of the home standing Mustangs.

The second half saw the Mustangs improve on possessing the ball and still be able to move forward towards the Cardinal goal.  The 60th minute Taylor Egbert doubled the Mustang lead when he slide past several NIC defenders and hit a left footed shot that hit the back of the net.  The third goal of the match for the Mustangs was a thing of beauty that saw a lot of Mustangs contribute to a string of passes that moved past and through the NIC defense.  The play ended when Richard Harris passed the ball to Greg Howard low and on the floor square in front of the goal.  Howard finished his opportunity in the 73rd minute of play.  Richard Harris finished off the scoring in the 81st minute when the ball was stolen from the NIC defense by Taylor Egbert and passed to Harris, who attacked the right side of the goal and achieved his brace (2 goals in a match).  The final score of the match stood at WWCC 4 - NIC 0. Mitch Jensen was the keeper for the entire 90 minutes of play and earned his 1st shutout in a Mustang jersey.  This was the Mustangs largest margin of victory over NIC in their 7 year rivalry.  This moves the WWCC overall record to the season to 1 - 0 - 0.

Match Facts; Shots – WWCC 17, NIC 21; Assists – WWCC 3, NIC 0; Saves – WWCC 11, NIC 2; Free Kicks – WWCC 6, NIC 4; Corner Kicks – WWCC 3, NIC 5; Cards – WWCC 0, NIC 0

Mustang Man of the Match – Richard Harris - Richard had 2 goals and 1 assist in the match along with playing very well for the Red and Black.

Up Next for the Mustangs – Saturday August 25^th vs Weber State (Club) at Rock Springs Junior High (3500 Foothill Blvd Rock Springs WY 82901) at 10:00am.