MKE WAVE TAKES GAME ONE OF MASL CENTRAL DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES IN OVERTIME; GAME TWO SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT UW-MILWAUKEE PANTHER ARENA.

Your Six-Time Champion Milwaukee Wave were victorious Saturday afternoon in Game One of the Major Arena Soccer League Ron Newman Cup Central Division Championship Series against the Cedar Rapids Rampage.

Milwaukee Wave 9, Cedar Rapids Rampage 8. F/OT.

BOXSCORE | GAMESHEET | REPLAY

“In the postseason, there are no easy wins,” said Milwaukee Wave Head Coach Giuliano Oliviero. “We’re a banged up team right now but still very resilient. We had a few chances to put the game away in the 4th quarter but the Rampage played with a lot of heart and sent it into overtime.”

Just 45 seconds into the sudden death, golden goal overtime Milwaukee Wave midfielder #26 Ian Bennett connected with midfielder #77 Marcio Leite and scored the game winner.

“It’s always great but in the end you just want to win,” said Bennett. “You don’t care how it goes in or who scores, you just want to walk away with that, ‘W’ and that’s what we did against Cedar Rapids today but we’re not done yet.”

#77 Marcio Leitre on…

…Saturday’s game.
“Cedar Rapids had a very strong game today and are playing with a lot of heart and soul but we are not even close to finished yet.  We need to work really hard and get the second win tomorrow.”

…the assist on the game winner.
To be honest, that’s a play out of the Max Ferdinand playbook. I saw a chance, took the opportunity and luckily found Ian. He did an awesome job to score the winner off his chest. It was amazing.” 

MASL PLAYOFFS ROUND ONE: (BEST OF 3* SERIES)

GAME ONE:  Saturday, March 10th.
MKE Wave 9, Cedar Rapids Rampage 8, F/OT.

GAME TWO: Sunday, March 11th.
 Cedar Rapids Rampage at Milwaukee Wave at UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena.
Kickoff is scheduled for 1:05pm.
Purchase tickets at http://milwaukeewave.com

15-MINUTE MINI-GAME THREE*: Sunday, March 11th.
Cedar Rapids Rampage at Milwaukee Wave at UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena.
Kickoff will be scheduled for fifteen minutes after Game Two, *if necessary.

MAJOR ARENA SOCCER LEAGUE PLAYOFF FORMAT:
The  2017-2018 Ron Newman Cup tournament will consist of three rounds; The  Divisional Championships, Conference Finals and Ron Newman Cup  Championship.

The Divisional Championships will be a home-and-home series with each team getting a chance to host a game. The higher seed will decide which game in the series they would prefer to host.

The Conference Finals and Ron Newman Cup Championships will each be decided in a one-game, winner-take-all format. The higher seed will determine the date and location of each game.
 

MAJOR ARENA SOCCER LEAGUE INSTITUTES VIDEO REPLAY
After successful test, MASL launches program for playoffs

 The Major Arena Soccer League announced Wednesday the launch of a Video Replay system, to be put in use beginning with the 2018 Ron Newman Cup Playoffs. The system was successfully tested in the final week of the 2017-2018 regular season leading league officials to launch the program in full for the 2018 playoffs.

“I feel it is in the best interest to have the outcome of each game to be fair and equitable,” said MASL Commissioner Joshua Schaub. “We’ve been researching this issue for quite some time and after a successful test on a limited basis, we feel we have a good system to launch for this year’s playoffs.”

The objective of video replay is to improve the game in terms of fairness.  Its use is to assist the referee in correcting clear and obvious errors while helping to review any serious missed incidents in specific situations. 

During the game, video replay can be initiated by the referee only when the referee has a strong sense that there may be an error.  Indisputable video evidence, in the judgement of the referee must be present to overrule the decision made on the field.  The senior referee will make the final decision and there must be evidence that a clear and obvious error has been committed if there is any change to be made. 

The three specific situations in which video replay is permissible are:

Goal / No Goal

Possible Direct Red Card Situation

Major Rules Errors

Only the referee can initiate a review during the match and will do so by making the sign of a TV screen with his hands and he can only do so when play is stopped. A decision cannot be reviewed or changed if play has restarted after a stoppage of play.

For more rules of the game visit: http://www.maslsoccer.com/rules