London, ON - Callum Yuile supplied both Western goals, and Ben Choudhry stopped both shots on goal he faced to complete the shutout in a 2-0 win over Brock on Friday night.
The Mustangs recorded the shutout while putting four of their seven shots on goal and holding Brock to two shots on goal.
"A hard fought game. Credit to Brock, really well organized team, um, really good structure, dangerous in transition. We have some good players, so I'm really proud of our team's effort to get 3 points tonight." said Mustangs Head Coach Martin Painter. "I thought the way our players managed the game, the discipline they showed, the intensity they showed, I thought our players were great."
GAME RECAP
The Mustangs opened the scoring at 25:28 when Yuile scored the first goal of the match, giving the home side a 1-0 lead. Earlier, Western handled Brock's early pushes, including two offside calls, a wide shot at 10:24 and a corner kick in the 15th minute. After the goal, Choudhry preserved the advantage with a save on Brock's shot at 33:38, and Western later earned a corner through Alan Monyard at 38:15. Brock sent another attempt high in the final minute, but the Mustangs reached halftime ahead 1-0.
Western turned a long attacking spell into a 67:18 goal from Yuile, extending its lead to 2-0. Earlier, the Mustangs generated chances through Alex Henderson and Michael Barker, while Choudhry saved Noah Ryan's 53:28 shot to keep Brock off the board. Western then earned three corner kicks between 58:42 and 66:11, with Monyard taking two and Filip Arbutina one, before Yuile had a shot saved at 67:04 and scored 14 seconds later. Stefan Musta forced another save in the 75th minute and Brandon Thomas added a late attempt, while Brock's final two shots missed the target as Western closed out the 2-0 win.
"Ben made a huge save when it was 1-0 because they created a couple of breakthroughs. Ben's been a great addition to the team this year. He's been outstanding to get a clean sheet tonight to get us to 3 points." said Painter.
TOP PERFORMERS
Callum Yuile
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- two goals
- three shots, all on goal
Ben Choudhry
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- 90 minutes
- two saves
- no goals allowed
NEXT GAME
The Mustangs have the rest of the weekend off, next up they will host McMaster on Friday, Sept. 18 at 8:15 p.m. at Western Alumni Stadium.
