The teams appeared to be evenly matched but the game was decided by the Athenian defense as any time Benton Central got the ball near the goal, Crawfordsville was able to take control and not allow the Bisons to [...]]]> The Crawfordsville boys soccer team earned a hard-fought 2-0 win Tuesday over the visiting Benton Central Bisons.

The teams appeared to be evenly matched but the game was decided by the Athenian defense as any time Benton Central got the ball near the goal, Crawfordsville was able to take control and not allow the Bisons to get off a shot.

The game was exciting to watch with lots of strong, physical play. I’m more of a contact sport guy and to see bodies banging and hitting the ground always gets me excited. I guess I need to learn more about the game because I thought that some of the calls, especially the yellow card on Matt Mummert in the second half seemed extremely minor compared with the overall physical style that was happening virtually everywhere on the field.

Mummert got the Athenians on the board in the first half on a very nice goal off the assist from Brandon Largent. Austin Evans added a goal late in the second half to close out the scoring.

The Athenians move to 7-3-1 on the year and return to action on Saturday when they travel to North Putnam.

Below is a slideshow of my favorite images from the event. Click here to view them as a gallery or click here to view all photos from the game.

2009-09-15 CHS BV Soccer vs Benton Central – My Picks – Images by Kevin Seale