Mustangs draw tie against York Lions

It’s onward and upward for the Women’s Mustangs women's soccer team who drew 0-0 against the York Lions. The game sets their season record to 4-2-2 so far.

In the first few minutes plays were slightly unsure, but this was attributed to the uprooting from the stadium and their consequent play on the Huron flats last week. Western applied pressure in the first ten minutes with a charge led by a combination of Lauren Winquist and Hannah Kennedy. The two worked together to try and get a touch on the net.

York Lions unlisted player number ten took some risky attempts on Mustang keeper Tori Edgar including long shots, and the application of close pressure. York’s Gina Kripotos rushed Edgar at the thirty-yard mark, but Edgar came out victorious with skillful netminding.

At 12 minutes in, York player Nour Ghoneim took a shot on a wide-open net and missed. From 20 minutes onward, York dominated the play with attempt after attempt on goal.

Western’s Sabrina DeNard demonstrated consistency as she took kick after kick toward the York half. DeNard’s first direct kick just grazed the topside of the crossbar and her second kick was answered by York Goalie, Samira Sarvian-Somer.

York began to pick up steam in the last ten minutes and Lion Adeife Adekusibe hit the ball with her hand and play was reversed with a kick in favor of Western.

Western rookie Lauren Winquist assisted a solid attempt by Adrianna Giuffre, however, the ball was deflected off the back of a York player.

York’s Adekusibe had an onside attempt in the eighteen-yard box and with plenty of time she didn't see a pass to a wide-open teammate, and missed with her own shot on goal.

Edgar demonstrated that she isn’t fearful of a challenge as time after time she challenged for the ball, beating York forwards, which proved her foot skills to be equally matched to the other players.

At the end of the first half Western and York were drawn at 0-0.

Western’s most impressive showing of the game happened at 54 minutes, where Winquist embarked on a breakaway, but was taken down by York’s defense leaving Jaynie Van De Walle to pick up the pieces and conjure a shot on net.

The Western Mustangs dominated the second half of gameplay. Sabrina DeNard stood out by taking numerous free kicks into the eighteen-yard box. At 56 minutes, she sent an incredible ball into the eighteen, but no one was there to answer for a goal. DeNard acquired another opportunity, but the result was a corner kick. Jessica Couto took the kick, but she didn’t quite get enough lift on the ball and it came up short.

York tried to come back and Adekusibe tried to get a touch on the ball after a cross from a Lions teammate, but her aim was ill directed.

The last five minutes was a full on battle for possession, which included Western playing an impressive game of keep away from York, but it didn’t result in any goals. Lions and Mustangs drew 0-0.

Catch the Women’s Mustangs Soccer Team at their next home game Sunday September 23^rd at 1pm where they will play the Guelph Gryphons.

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