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On Wednesday in Rock Springs WY at Crossroads Park the WWCC
Mustangs continued their longest rivalry when they hosted the LCCC Golden
Eagles.
The first match in the 2017 season for these two teams was a
classic. Western did a great job of
using the wide areas of the field in the first half and had the lion’s share of
the chances and possession. The first
break through was for the Mustangs in the 38th minute when Josh
Abplanalp headed a Joe Venhaus goal kick towards Jesse Lopez. Jesse calmly slotted the ball past the LCCC
goalie for a 1 – 0 Mustang lead. The
lone goal would be the only scoring in the second half and after 45 minutes the
WWCC Mustangs took a one-goal advantage into the break.
In the second half LCCC did a good job of stopping the ball from
getting into wide areas and forced WWCC to play more direct. LCCC played with a lot of aggression and
passion but could not get past the back line of the Mustangs or Joe Venhaus in
goal for WWCC. Both Joe Venhaus and
Danny Becerra made stops from shots from LCCC to keep the shutout for the
Mustangs. In the 86th minute
Ramon Aparicio was fouled in the penalty box by a LCCC defender. Ramon stepped up and converted the penalty
kick for the Mustangs. The Mustang lead
was doubled to 2 – 0. The match would
end with the same WWCC advantage. The
win improves the WWCC record to 2 – 4 – 1 and 1 – 1 – 1 in Region IX
North. This also marks the first shutout
of the year for the Mustangs and the first team that WWCC has shutout LCCC in
Rock Springs.
Mustang Man of the Match: Josh Abplanalp for his assist and unselfish play - making so many runs.
Match Facts - Shots - WWCC 13, LCCC 17; Assists - WWCC 1, LCCC 0; Saves - WWCC 5, LCCC 6; Corner Kicks - WWCC 11, LCCC 3; Free Kicks - WWCC 14, LCCC 12; Cards - WWCC 1, LCCC 2.
Up Next for the Mustangs; Friday September 15th vs Western Nebraska in Rock Springs WY at Rock Springs High.
