MADISON, Wis. – Wisconsin men's soccer completed a dramatic comeback with two goals in the last 15 minutes against 13th-ranked Northwestern to earn a 2-2 tie on Tuesday at McClimon Soccer Complex.

How It Happened:
Scoring didn't begin until the second half of play when Northwestern's Ucho Achara Jr. collected the ball after it deflected off a Badger defender and found the back of the net in minute 59.
 
Another bounce for Northwestern came in minute 71, when Northwestern's Ibrahim Obeid scored in a crowded box after a failed clearing attempt.
 
Things started to turn around just a few minutes later when the Badgers got a free kick off a Wildcat foul. A Maxwell Keenan cross deflected off a Northwestern defender, before Wisconsin's Birgir Baldvinsson headed it in to cut the Badger deficit to one.
 

75' | BADGER GOAL!
Birgir Baldvinsson cuts the deficit to one!

Northwestern, 2
Wisconsin, 1 pic.twitter.com/JaHWzVibxl

— Wisconsin Soccer (@BadgerMSoccer) September 20, 2023

 
After heavy back in forth in the next 10 minutes, it was senior Tim Bielic's turn to play hero. After scoring his first goal in over a year against Marquette from outside the box on a corner bounce, the midfielder converted on another shot from a corner kick rebound, tying things up in the 87th minute of play.
 

87' | ALL TIED UP!
Tim Bielic scores from outside the box in the last three minutes!

Northwestern, 2
Wisconsin, 2 pic.twitter.com/mjf8h4osnv

— Wisconsin Soccer (@BadgerMSoccer) September 20, 2023

Neither team was able to score in the waning minutes, ending the game 2-2, and giving the Badgers their second straight tie against a ranked opponent.

Straight from the Pitch - Head Coach Neil Jones:
"Very happy in the belief and fight in the group and get something out of the game. Every single point is going to matter in the Big Ten standings and every single result is going to matter at the end of the season. Everyone from 1 to 26 was invested in this moment and this result."

Key Notes:

• This was the third ranked opponent that the Badgers played this season. They had previously beaten No. 2 Kentucky, and tied No. 23 Indiana. UW is now 1-0-2 against ranked opponents.
• Senior Birgir Baldvinsson scored his first career goal with the Badgers. The defender had previously played in his home country of Iceland, and has started every game for UW.
• Tim Bielic doubled his career goal total in the last two weeks. He scored on Sept. 11 against Marquette, before scoring again tonight. His two goals on the season matches his previous season high from 2021.

Up Next:  UW continues Big Ten play at home, this time against Maryland. The game is set to kickoff at 12 p.m., and is the first game in a double header with the Wisconsin women's soccer team. The game can be streamed live on the B1G+ app, as well as bigtenplus.com.

Admission is free to McClimon Soccer Complex.