Tuesday April 22, 2008
ATLANTA—The USL named Silverbacks' defender Matt Bobo to the Week One Best 11 squad Wednesday. Bobo was sighted for his defensive leadership in the club's 1-1 draw with the Carolina RailHawks last Saturday night.

(Photo Caption: Matt Bobo's strong play in the Silverback's 1-1 draw with Carolina Saturday night earned him a spot on the weekly USL-1 Best 11 Team. Photo by Elaine Carroll)

Charleston's Dominic Cianciarulo earned league player of the week honors for his two-goal performance in the Battery's 2-2 draw at Miami April 12.

USL-1 Week One Best 11
G  Chris Eylander,  Seattle: Nine saves, including penalty, in 1-1 draw
D  Christian Arrietta, Puerto Rico: Led team in 1-0 loss at Portland
D  Adrian Cann, Vancouver: Led team in 1-0 win over Montreal
D  Matt Bobo,  Atlanta: Led Atlanta to 1-1 draw against Carolina
M  Steven Curfman, Carolina: Goal in 1-1 draw at Atlanta
M  Dominic Cianciarulo, Charleston: Two goals in 2-2 draw against Miami
M  David Testo, Montreal: Led Montreal to 2-1 win at Miami
M  Osvaldo Alonso, Charleston: Led team in 1-1 draw against Seattle
F   Chris Brown, Portland: Game-winner in 1-0 win over Puerto Rico
F   Alex Afonso, Miami: Two goals in two games
F   Eduardo Sebrango,  Vancouver: Game-winner in 1-0 win over Montreal

Reinforcements
The Silverbacks will  have the services of Ansu Toure and Warren Ukah Friday night versus Montreal. Toure missed last Saturday's 1-1 draw with Carolina serving a mandatory one game suspension for a red card he picked up while playing for Minnesota last season. Ukah joins the team after playing on loan to MISL club Milwaukee Wave. The Wave were eliminated in the best-of-two semifinal series by Baltimore on Sunday. Ukah is expected to arrive later this week, and will be available for selection but is not expected to start. Scott Buete, who faced off against Ukah for the Blast, will join the team following the one-game final April 26. Baltimore faces Mexican club Monterrey La Raza in the finals at the U.S. Cellular Center in Milwaukee.

Record Opener
Last Saturday's home opener set a record as the largest crowd to see a season opener at Silverbacks Park.

Thank You
Response to last Saturday's Fan Appreciation night was so incredibly positive, the Silverbacks are happy to announce that all ticket-holding fans at Friday night's nationally televised game will again be treated once again to a free meal. Friday night's menu will feature American fare including hamburgers and hotdogs and fries.

National Audience
The Silverbacks will open up Fox Soccer Channel's USL-1 season Friday night. The all-soccer channel will televise four games from Silverbacks Park this season. The cameras will roll again on the Silverbacks May 2 in a 2007 championship rematch with the Seattle Sounders, May 16 when the Silverbacks host Minnesota, and June 6 versus Puerto Rico.

2008 USL-1 Full Fox Soccer Channel Schedule
 
Friday, April 25 Montreal @ Atlanta 8:00 pm
Friday, May 2 Seattle @ Atlanta 8:00 pm
Friday, May 9 Miami @ Charleston 8:00 pm
Friday, May 16 Minnesota @ Atlanta 8:00 pm
Friday May 23 Seattle @ Vancouver 11:00 pm
Friday May 30 Portland @ Montreal 8:00 pm
Friday June 6 Puerto Rico @ Atlanta 8:00 pm
Friday June 13 Vancouver @ Rochester 8:00 pm
Friday June 20 Minnesota @ Charleston 8:00 pm
Friday June 27 Portland @ Carolina 8:00 pm
Friday July 4 Puerto Rico @ Miami 8:00 pm
Friday July 11 Seattle @ Rochester 8:00 pm
Friday July 18 Miami @ Montreal 8:00 pm
Friday July 25 Montreal @ Rochester 8:00 pm
Friday August 1 Vancouver @ Carolina 8:00 pm
Sunday August 3 W-League Championship TBD
Thursday August 7 Seattle @ Portland 11:00 pm
Saturday August 9 PDL Championship TBD
Friday August 15 Miami @ Carolina 8:00 pm
Friday August 22 Portland @ Vancouver  11:00 pm
Saturday August 23 USL Second Division Championship TBD
Friday August 29 Puerto Rico @ Charleston 8:00 pm
Friday September 5 Minnesota @ Montreal 8:00 pm
Friday September 12 Puerto Rico @ Rochester 8:00 pm
Friday September 19 Carolina @ Charleston 8:00 pm
Sunday September 28 USL-1 Quarterfinals - Second leg TBD
Sunday October 5 USL-1 Semifinals - Second leg TBD
Saturday October 11 USL First Division ChampionshipTBD
*Schedule subject to change