Friday August 3, 2007
    The Atlanta Silverbacks Women continued their dominance of the 2007 W-League playoffs tonight when they beat the Seattle Sounders 4-1 in the semi-finals of the W-League Championship series in Rochester, NY. The Silverbacks will play in their first W-League Championship on Sunday evening at 5:30 pm – the match will be broadcast live on the Fox Soccer Channel. The ‘Backs will take on the winner of tonight’s other semi-final between the Rochester Rhinos and the Washington Freedom.
 
   The Seattle Sounders took an early lead in just the sixth minute, putting the Silverbacks in an unfamiliar playoff position after having won their first two matches 4-0 and 5-2. The ‘Backs returned to their scoring ways at the close of the first half when Krista Davey sent a cross into the box and Christine Latham finished a diving header to even the score in the 44th minute.
 
   Atlanta did not let the halftime break slow their offensive attacks and the Silverbacks took the lead in the 46th minute when Monica Buff laid the ball back to Tara Minnax who finished the go-ahead goal. Buff finished a goal of her in the 68th minute when she sent in a 35-yard shot that proved too much for the keeper to handle. The Silverbacks finished their final goal of the night in the 80th minute when Minnax chipped the ball into Sarah Steinmann who easily laid the ball in from inside the 18-yard box.

    The Silverbacks launched their W-League franchise just three years ago – the team made its postseason debut last weekend in Minnesota and has dominated every match along the way. The Silverbacks will fight for the W-League title on Sunday afternoon at PAETEC PARK at 5:30 pm against either the Rochester Rhinos or the Washington Freedom.

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