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Amateur notes: Bavarian Majors rally from four down to tie Croatians

09/24/2014, 7:45pm CDT
By ERIC ANDERSON
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The Wisconsin Soccer Leagues Major Division is only three weeks into its 2014-15 season, but the league's match of the season might already have been played.

Brett Dietz scored his second goal of the night in the 89th minute, capping an huge second-half comeback as Bavarian SC pulled out a 5-5 tie with the Croatian Eagles on Saturday night at Heartland Value Fund Stadium in Glendale.

The Bavarians (1-0-1) trailed 5-1 at halftime, but got goals from Mike Unwin and Dan Holowaty in addition to Dietz's brace to storm back and earn an unlikely point. The home side finished the match with just nine men, as two Bavarians players were sent off in a 2-minute span in second-half stoppage time – including Dietz – while the Eagles finished with 10 men.

The Croatians (1-0-2) and Bavarians are among the five Majors teams still unbeaten – the Milwaukee Kickers and newcomer Madison Fire lead the way with 2-0-1 records in the 11-team league. The fall portion of the WSL season runs until Nov. 16.

WSL standings, results and schedules

  • Defending champion Madison United has gotten off to a perfect start to the 2014-15 Madison Soccer Association season, winning all four of its matches and outscoring four opponents 18-4 in Division I play. The league has three rounds of play remaining in its fall season, then will resume in the spring. Six sides are playing in the top division, with eight teams in Division II. MSA standings, results and schedules
  • The Northern Wisconsin Soccer League is heading into the home stretch of its season, which started in May. Green Bay Team Miller (7-2-2) and Yale United (8-3-0) are tied atop the six-team Premier Division with 16 points, while FC Oshkosh (8-2-1) leads the eight Division I teams with 17 points. The regular season wraps up Oct. 12, with playoffs Oct. 18 and 19 and the finals Oct. 26. NWSL standings, results and schedules

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