Middleton’s boys soccer team has great expectations again this season.
And the Cardinals showed why last weekend.
Middleton headed north and defeated Stillwater (Minn.), 2-0, on Aug. 27. The Cardinals then tied powerful Hudson, 0-0, on Aug. 28.
Here’s a recap of those two games.
• Middleton 2, Stillwater (Minn.) 0 — Cormac Carlson and Benny Sans had goals as the Cardinals won their season opener.
“We controlled most of the game and were happy with our possession,” Middleton coach Kevin Pauls said. “Stillwater played a very direct game that we struggled to defend in the past, but I was happy with the play of our backline thwarting all of their chances … and we generated a lot of good chances.”
They sure did.
In the 12th minute, Vassilios Anagnostopoulos beat multiple defenders down the left side, found Carlson in the middle of the field and he buried a shot to give MHS a 1-0 lead.
