AND Major Arena Football Leaguee (MASL) game between the Milwaukee Wave and the Tacoma Stars descended into chaos on Saturday as a major brawl broke out between the players.
Wave won the game 7-6 as 10 different players scored in a wild match. Milwaukee improved to 7-1-0 with the win and Tacoma dropped to 1-5-2, but the big story of the night was the brawl that broke out at the end of the game.
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A Milwaukee Wave fan waits for the players after the Wave’s 9-2 win over the Dallas Sidekicks in an MASL game Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024, at UWM Panther Arena in Milwaukee. (Dave Kallmann / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)
Milwaukee’s Mario Alvarez scored his second goal of the season to give the Wave the win. The broadcast followed Tacoma’s Stefan Mijatović as he shook hands with opposing players after the game. Mijatović was pushed away, which caused a violent incident. Wave goaltender William Banahene appeared to be involved, but also to be hampered.
As the drama ensued, Wave forward Qudus Lawal was pushed to his own bench. It seemed that he was addressing Mijatović while standing on the bench. Lawal’s teammate Javier Steinwascher tried to put him down and calm things down, but it took a while for things to calm down.
Mijatović broke free and seemed to chase the Wave player down the tunnel. It is not clear what happened in the tunnel.
The MASL announced the suspensions for the players involved in the incident on Tuesday.
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Milwaukee Wave midfielder Javier Steinwascher, #97, shoots against Dallas Sidekicks goalie Juan Gamboa, #1, and forward Blas Perez, #7, in a MASL match Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024, at UWM Panther Arena in Milwaukee. (Dave Kallmann / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)
Mijatovic was handed a four-match suspension “as a result of his conduct during and after the match, and for unprofessional, abusive and insulting language/comments during and after the match.”
“In addition to the 4-game suspension (to be served immediately), and due to the fact that Stefan Mijatović was previously placed on league probation, Mijatović will also receive an undisclosed fine, two (2) demerit points and must complete an anger management course and submit the league a certificate of completion,” the league said.
Stars players Roman Torres and Luis Birrueta received one-game suspensions for the incident.
Wave players Lawal, Derek Huffman and Tenzin Rampa were also suspended for two games.
“All MASL players, staff and league personnel are expected to demonstrate professionalism and self-discipline at all times, regardless of whether extenuating circumstances exist,” the league said in a statement.
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As of Thursday morning, the Wave was in fourth place in the rankings and Stars were in 10. MASL has 12 teams in the league.
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