Wisconsin Soccer Central

The Columbus Crew scored four goals last week and Ethan Finlay (Marshfield) played a role in three of them.

Finlay had two assists to boost his Major League Soccer-leading total to 10 and scored his third goal of the season as the Crew beat the New England Revolution 2-1 last Wednesday and earned a 2-2 away draw against Real Salt Lake on Saturday.

Against the Revolution, Finlay brought down a cross from left back Waylon Francis on the right side of the box and played it back across the middle for Kei Kamara to finish to snap a 1-1 tie in the 50th minute. (First video below)

Three nights later in Utah, Finlay set up Tony Tchani's 42nd-minute equalizer and then scored one of his own 20 minutes later. Kamara got the ball to Federico Higuain, who found space on the right side and played in a cross for Finlay, who got to the ball just ahead of goalkeeper Nick Rimando and scored. (Second video below)

On Twitter: @EFinlay13

• A.J. Cochran (UW) played the full 90 minutes at center back as the host Houston Dynamo blanked the Colorado Rapids 1-0 in a Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup fifth-round match Tuesday night. The Dynamo advance to play the winner of Wednesday's game between FC Dallas and Sporting Kansas City in the quarterfinals July 21 or 22. On Twitter: @Alec_Cochran
• Seattle Sounders 2 goalkeeper Charlie Lyon (Marquette) was named to the USL Team of the Week for the second straight week after posting a pair of shutouts. He made a season-high 10 saves in a 1-0 home victory over the Real Monarchs last Thursday, then stopped all five shots he faced Monday in a 2-0 win over Portland Timbers 2 for his fourth clean sheet of the season. On Twitter: @Charlie_Lyon_
• Midfielder Tony Walls (Wauwatosa East/UW-Green Bay) converted a 78th-minute penalty Saturday as the host Rochester Rhinos blanked the Pittsburgh Riverhounds 1-0 to extend their season-opening unbeaten streak to a club-record 14 games. On a rainy, windy night in New York, Alex Dixon drew the decisive penalty and Walls fired the ensuing shot from the spot up and over Riverhounds goalkeeper Calle Brown. (Watch highlights below) It was the second goal of the season for Walls and it was the first penalty kick of the year for Rochester (9-0-5), which leads the Eastern Conference by five points and has allowed just five goals. Walls earned a spot on the bench on the USL Team of the Week for his performance. On Twitter: @TWalls20

• Sacramento Republic keeper Patrick McLain (Eau Claire Memorial) also posted a clean sheet in USL play over the weekend, stopping all four shots he faced in a 0-0 draw against the host Austin Aztex on Saturday night. McLain is tied for second in the league with five shutouts for Republic (9-6-2), who leads the Western Conference. On Twitter: @PatrickMcLain24
• Alex Horwath (UW) kept a clean sheet in his first appearance since April 20, but SK Brann was ousted 4-1 on penalties following a 0-0 tie against Sarpsborg 08 in an NM Cupen match last Wednesday in Norway. Horwath was Brann's starter at the beginning of the season after joining the club from Sweden's Ljungskile SK, then saw Nils Kenneth Udjus take over the position in recent months. However, the former MLS keeper was back between the posts for Monday's 1-1 draw against Bærum in the second-tier 1. Division. On Twitter: @AlexHorwath
• Andrew Stadler (Wauwatosa West) scored his team-best fifth goal Monday as host Landskrona BoIS doubled up FC Höllviken 4-2 in a Division 1 Södra match in Sweden. After a slow start, Landskrona (5-5-2) is up to sixth in the 14-team, third-division league and Stadler is tied for ninth in goals. On Twitter: @AndrewStadler
• Michele Dalton (UW) made three saves in her third clean sheet as the Chicago Red Stars blanked host Sky Blue FC 3-0 in a National Women's Soccer League match Sunday in Piscataway, N.J. Dalton posted a 1.00 goals-against average and a 3-1-2 record in six appearances for the league-leading Red Stars (5-1-3) while regular starter Karina LeBlanc was at the Women's World Cup with the Canadian national team. On Twitter: @MicheleDalton18