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State pros: Big night for Kazlauskas

03/31/2013, 5:29pm CDT
By ERIC ANDERSON

Charles Kazlauskas (Milwaukee Thomas More) played a vital role in Helmond Sport's win Friday night in the Netherlands.

The veteran midfielder scored the first goal in the 50th minute in a derby match against visiting FC Eindhoven, then drew a penalty kick two minutes later that provided what proved to the be the winning goal in a 2-1 Jupiler League victory. (Video highlights)

Kazlauskas scored his fourth goal of the league season – and fifth in all competitions – sliding in to finish a cross from Samir Fazli from the right side. Moments later, Kazlauskas was pulled down by Eindhoven's Sjors Paridaans as he broke in on goal, with Paridaans issued a red card and Helmond Sport getting the penalty that Emrullah Güvenc dispatched for a 2-0 lead in the 52nd.

The 30-year-old Kazlauskas was replaced after 81 minutes for Helmond Sport (13-5-9), which is fourth in the 17-team second division heading into Monday's match against ninth-place FC Den Bosch.

  • Ethan Finlay (Marshfield) played in a cross that Bernardo Anor finished for the winning goal in the 86th minute as the Columbus Crew tipped the Chicago Fire 2-1 in a Major League Soccer Reserve League match Tuesday in Obetz, Ohio.
  • Goalkeeper Alex Horwath (UW) made three saves as VSI Tampa Bay lost its inaugural match, falling 1-0 to fellow expansion side Phoenix FC Wolves in USL PRO play Saturday night.
  • Andrew Ribeiro (Green Bay Notre Dame) has been on trial with the Harrisburg City Islanders, playing in the USL PRO team's 2-2 draw with Navy in a preseason friendly last Sunday. Ribeiro was selected by the New York Red Bulls in the MLS Supplemental Draft but wasn't signed. The City Islanders' season opener is April 13.

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