First Tie of the Year for Mustangs

On Friday in Trinidad Colorado the Trojans and the Mustangs played their second match of the 2012 season.  The cold front to hit Colorado meant that the game time temperatures were low and dropping as the match progressed.  Like most matches the Mustangs got on the scoreboard first when they scored in the 28th minute.  The goal was from Bernie Manuel after a Richard Harris pass was sent into the penalty box and was mishandled by the TSJC keeper and a TSJC defender.  The Mustang lead only lasted for 10 minutes because the Trojans were awarded a penalty kick which they converted on in the 38th minute.  The half time score was 1 -1.
The Mustangs struck first in the second half when Richard Harris headed in a nice chipped pass from Steven Shelley in the 57th minute.  To Trinidad State's credit they would not die and fought to get a tying goal.  This tying goal came in the 75th minute when the Mustang defense was unable to clear the ball from the penalty area and TSJC kicked it past the WWCC defense and WWCC keeper Mitch Jensen.  The score at the end of regulation was 2 - 2.
In NJCAA soccer the teams play two ten minute sudden death overtime periods, if no team scores at the end of the 20 minutes the match is a draw.  WWCC had the wind at their back the first overtime on the hard, wet, muddy Trinidad field.  But the Mustangs could not use the wind to their advantage and were still tied after 100 minutes of play.  The final 10 minutes the Trojans had the Mustangs on their heels and playing a lot of defense.  However the defense held strong and kept the Trojans from scoring.  One of the most exciting plays of the double overtime was when Nathan Cutler cleared the ball off of the goal line after it was kicked past the WWCC keeper and defense.  The final score for the match was 2 - 2.  The Mustang's record is 8 - 5 - 1 and 3 - 3 - 1 in Region IX Play.

Match Facts; Shots – WWCC 12, TSJC 15 Assists – WWCC 1, TSJC 0; Saves – WWCC 6, TSJC 1; Free Kicks – WWCC 9, TSJC 10; Corner Kicks – WWCC 4, TSJC 4; Cards – WWCC 3, TSJC 2

Mustang Man of the Match –Nathan Cutler - Nate played well and preserved the road tie and Region point by clearing the ball off of the goal line in double overtime.

Up Next for the Mustangs – Saturday October 6th vs Otero Junior College (Region IX) at La Junta CO at 12:00pm.