Wisconsin Soccer Central

Madison United honored the late Keith Binns on Friday night in a fashion that would have thrilled their founder.

Curt Zastrow (Reedsburg) scored the lone goal on a 35-yard strike in the 75th minute as United blanked rival Madison Fire Red 1-0 in the Madison Soccer Association Division 1 final on Goodman Pitch at Verona's Reddan Soccer Park.

Eric Hook (Verona) posted the clean sheet as Madison United (11-5-2) denied the top-seeded Fire's bid for back-to-back titles and claimed their second crown in the past three years. No. 2 seed United also avenged a pair of losses to Fire Red (10-3-5), which swept the teams' regular-season meetings 2-1 in October and 2-0 in April.

Binns, a native of England who emigrated to Madison in 1955 and was instrumental in the development of soccer in the area, founded Madison United in 1974 and continued to play an integral role in the club until his death Jan. 7 at age 83.

• The field is set for the U.S. Adult Soccer National Amateur Cup semifinals, after the final two regional champions were determined over the weekend. Maryland's Christos FC topped New York's Lansdowne Bhoys 1-0 in the Region I final in Horsham, Penn., while California's Moreno Valley FC won the Region IV tournament in Morgan Hills, Calif. They join Glendale's Bavarian SC, the Region II champions, and Region III winner Legends FC from Texas as the semifinalists. The four clubs will bid to play host to the semifinals and final from Aug. 5 to 7.
• The Bavarians and Croatian Eagles finished tied atop the Wisconsin Soccer Leagues Major Division with identical 12-1-1 records during the regular season, which wrapped up Sunday. The Bavarians earned the No. 1 seed for the playoffs thanks to a better goal differential than the Croatians (plus-50 to plus-34) and will face fourth-seeded Milwaukee Sport Club (7-6-1) in semifinals July 16. The Eagles, meanwhile, will take on No. 3 seed Milwaukee Brewers (8-5-1). Results/schedules/standings
• Four teams have clinched spots in the WSL First Division playoffs: Bavarians Reserves (15-2-2), North Shore United Reserves (14-3-2), Milwaukee Kickers Reserves (11-3-5) and United Serbians Reserves (11-4-4). The other four berths for the July 12 quarterfinals will be determined in the next week, with the final match of the season set for June 28. Results/schedules/standings