110 Minutes and a Tie for the Mustangs

Photos Courtesy of Jen Atkinson

After a 10 hour bus trip on Thursday the Mustangs played their first ever match against the Raiders of Central Community College in Columbus NE on Friday.  It was again a very cold and windy day, high in the 40s and 20 - 30 mph wind.  The Mustangs much like the previous match had the wind at their back for the first half.  The first half saw all two goals for the match.  The Raiders struck first blood in the 11th minute after crossing the ball and finishing the pass just inside the near post of WWCC keeper Austin Pinter.  With the wind at their back the Mustangs took more chances in the first half and it paid off in the 35th minute when Riley Gibson converted a penalty kick.  The halftime score was tied 1 - 1.
In the second half the Mustangs knew the wind would be a challenge, so they played more defensively and even subbed in keeper Kyle Mivshek.  Although CCC had many shots in the second half most genuine chances were thwarted by the Mustangs.  After 90 minutes of play the score was still tied at 1 goal a piece.
In overtime the Mustangs took the wind and opened up their offense to find the match winning goal in the first 10 OT minutes, but were unable to find the goal.  The last 10 minutes the Mustangs fought the wind, fatigue and a home team looking for a win, but were able to do enough to keep the match tied.  The draw brings the Mustang's 2014 record to 6 - 6 - 2.

Mustang Man of the Match - Kyle Mivshek - Kyle was a second half sub, had 9 saves throughout the second half and overtime along with calming down the WWCC defense.

Match Facts - Shots - WWCC 11, CCC 24; Assists - WWCC 0, CCC 1; Saves - WWCC 12, CCC 5; Corner Kicks - WWCC 7, CCC 7; Free Kicks - WWCC 14, CCC 14; Cards - WWCC 3, CCC 1.

Up Next for the Mustangs - Saturday October 4th at Northeastern Junior College in Sterling CO at 3:00pm