LONDON, Ont. – The Western Mustangs and Waterloo Warriors played a tightly contested game Saturday afternoon at Mustang Field, ending in a 0-0 draw.

With the tie, the Mustangs fall from fourth to fifth place in the West with a 5-3-5 record, being overtaken in the standings by the McMaster Marauders. The Warriors break a streak of six consecutive losses heading into Saturday with the draw.

While neither team generated many scoring chances, both starting goalies were solid throughout with Kody Thomson of the Mustangs and Thomas Modjesch of the Warriors keeping clean sheets while making three saves and four saves respectively. Midfielder Mark Serjeant led the Mustangs in shot attempts with five, one on target, while forward Jae Jin Lee led the Warriors with two shot attempts, both on target.

It was a frustrating game for the Mustangs, as both head coach Rock Basacco and players were hoping for a better result with only three games remaining on the schedule after Saturday.

"We'll need to really pick it up a little bit if we're going to make any kind of run in the playoffs" said Basacco after the game.

"Despite the fact that we got a point, it still feels like a loss," added Chuka Ononye.

The intensity of the game picked up in the second half, where Western tallied seven of their nine shots and earned four corner kicks, but couldn't translate their opportunities into goals.

"What we can take from this game, is to capitalize on our chances" said Ononye in describing how the result will impact the team moving forward.

The Mustangs get the opportunity to do so tomorrow, as they play an important game against the third place Laurier Golden Hawks at 2:15 p.m. at Mustangs Field.