Wisconsin Soccer Central

The Croatian Eagles have dominated the Wisconsin Soccer Leagues Major Division so far this fall, outscoring opponents 17-1 in winning all four of their matches.

North Shore United, meanwhile, has done in the same in the WSL First Division, pouring in 35 goals and allowing just three in its perfect start to its first season.

The sides will square off Saturday in the semifinals of the Wisconsin Open Cup at Croatian Park in Franklin, with kickoff set for 2 p.m. An hour later, Milwaukee Sport Club plays host to Bavarian SC in the other semifinal at Schwabenhof in Menomonee Falls.

The Croatians have won the past two state Open Cups, beating the Bavarians 1-0 in last fall's final thanks to a 50th-minute goal by veteran Jason Willan (Menomonee Falls).

North Shore's roster includes former Croatians midfielders Mohammed Sethi (Mequon Homestead) and Spencer Bursten (Grafton/UW-Parkside) –  both played in last year's Open Cup final, with Sethi setting up Willan's goal – along with Milwaukee Wave defenders Joe Hammes (Cedarburg) and goalkeeper Marcel Feenstra.

The match between Sport Club and Bavarians is a familiar one, as the teams played just last Sunday in a WSL Majors match also at Schwabenhof. 

Nick Unger (Milwaukee Marquette) scored twice and B.J. Gottschlich (Germantown/UW-Platteville) had another goal as Sport Club – the reigning WSL Major champions – won 3-1 to improve to 4-1-0 on the season. Sport Club's lone loss was 2-0 to Croatians in a season opener on Sept. 15. Ryan Morrissey scored for the Bavarians (3-2-0) last weekend.

Saturday's winners will meet in the final Oct. 26. If Croatians advance, they will play host to the match as the defending champions; if North Shore advances, there will be a blind draw to determine the host.

The Wisconsin Open Cup champion will earn a berth in the U.S. Adult Soccer Association Region II tournament, which is being played in November and possibly December this year. More on the schedule changes

WISCONSIN OPEN CUP ROSTERS

CROATIAN EAGLES: Joe Anderson, Jamie Bladen, Bryce Boyd, Donnie Crego, Edison Crespo, Cheikh Drame, Ilya Ksenidi, Aaron Lauber, Gustavo Mena, Mike Narciso, Tony Patterson, Scott Raymonds, Aaron Schroeder, Philip Suprise, Ross Van Osdol, Billy Von Rueden, Mike Vukovic, Tony Walls, Aaron Watling, Scott Widule, Andrew Wiedabach, Jason Willan. Manager: Alex Toth.

NORTH SHORE UNITED: Brian Brewer, Spencer Bursten, Greg Bowler, Adam Brown, Aco Bjelic, Mick Collins, Sam Dorf, Marcel Feenstra, Joe Hammes, Tyler Hanley, Dustin Keegan, Josh Kerslake, David Moxom, Abdul Oke, Dennis Orellana, Jake Provan, Mohammed Sethi, Omar Sethi, Michael Sykes, Srbo Vujanic, Brett Wiesner, Brian Winter. Manager: David Moxom.

MILWAUKEE SPORT CLUB: Ryan Bailey, Hans Borosch, Tony Colvin, Joe Cuda, Matt Eisold, Alex Gibas, Patrick Gilbertson, B.J. Gottschlich, Kyle Gottschlich, Andrew Hicks, Jake Jankowski, Andrew Krenzien, Dylan Leeper, Ryan Moylan, James Pike, David Scherer, Michael Scherer, Paul Sikinger, Steve Sperl, Nick Unger. Manager: David Scherer.

BAVARIAN SC: Trevor Adams, Martin Castro, Neal Crowder, Brett Dietz, Bojan Jovicic, Dona Lado, Luke Marietta, Giovanni Luna, Paul Marx, Billy Meier, Colin Monahan, Ryan Morrissey, David Peplinski, Craig Posselt, Tenzin Rampa, Nathan Sabich, Matt Schmidt, Adam Schultz, Stefan Scoon, Mark Turner, Jacob Walker, Eric Weigmann. Manager: Patrick Hodgins.

Northern Wisconsin Soccer League

The NWSL playoffs start this weekend, with quarterfinals on Saturday followed by semifinals in Division I and Division II on Sunday.

Each division starts the postseason with a clear favorite: Green Bay Team Miller was unbeaten during the regular season in Division I, while Eclipse FC lost just one match in Division II play. The finals in both divisions are set for Oct. 27.

All but one playoff match is scheduled for Akzo Nobel Sports Complex in Howard.

NORTHERN WISCONSIN SOCCER LEAGUE PLAYOFFS
At Akzo Nobel Sports Complex, Howard, unless noted
Saturday's quarterfinals
Division I 
No. 1 Green Bay Team Miller receives forfeit from No. 8 Kiel SC
No. 5 Fond du Lac Express (7-5-2) at No. 4 Neenah Boom (7-5-2), 3 p.m. at Memorial Park
No. 6 Green Bay Kickers (4-9-1) at No. 3 DC Express (8-5-1), 1 p.m.
No. 7 FC Oshkosh (2-12-0) at No. 2 Yale United (10-3-1), 3 p.m.
Division II
No. 1 Eclipse FC and No. 2 Team Green Bay Packaging receive byes
No. 5 FC Masters (3-7-4) at No. 4 DC Express II (6-6-2), 1 p.m.
No. 6 FC Oshkosh II (1-10-3) at No. 3 Westchester United (5-5-4), 3 p.m.

Sunday's semifinals
Division I
No. 1 Green Bay Team Miller (13-0-2) vs. Fond du Lac Express or Neenah Boom, 10 a.m.
FC Oshkosh or Yale United vs. Green Bay Kickers or DC Express, noon
Division II
No. 1 Eclipse FC (10-1-3) vs. FC Masters or DC Express II, 10 a.m.
No. 3 Team Green Bay Packaging (7-3-4) vs. FC Oshkosh II or Westchester United, noon

Sunday, Oct. 27
Championship games
Division II, 1 p.m.
Division I, 3 p.m.