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Posted (08/15/2011) - ROCHESTER, NY (August 14, 2011)- The Western New York Flash (13-2-3, 42 points) of Women’s Professional Soccer won the WPS Regular Season Title and the right to host the WPS championship game with their 2-0 win over the Atlanta Beat (1-13-4, 7 points) on Sunday evening at Sahlen’s Stadium in Rochester, NY.
As the Flash vs. Beat game hit halftime, the Philadelphia vs. magicJack came to a close. With Philadelphia dropping 2-1 to magicJack, the Flash clinched the WPS Regular Season Title and home field advantage in the WPS Championship match which will take place on Saturday, August 27th at Sahlen’s Stadium. The crowd, which mostly sported pink in honor of the Puma sponsored “Project PINK,” cheered as the announcer said over the PA that the championship game would be held right here at Sahlen’s Stadium.
At the half, the Flash made two substitutes into the midfield as Beverly Goebel and Yael Averbuch checked into the match. The Flash immediately put pressure on the Beat, and Seger nearly scored her second goal of the match in the 49th minute. She was called offside after collecting a rebound after Whitworth made a great diving save on Morgan’s shot. International players Marta, Morgan and Sinclair connected and showed off their skill in the forward line throughout the entire game, and the tandem struck again in the 75th minute. Marta received the ball in behind from Sinclair, and found herself on a breakaway. She waited for the pressure from Whitworth, and slotted the ball to the far left post to enhance the Flash lead to 2-0 over the Beat and conclude the scoring for the evening. Marta has five goals and two assists in the last three games for the Flash and was crowned the WPS Golden Boot Winner for the third time in three years with ten goals on the season. Sinclair also had ten goals on the season, but Marta edged out her teammate with a higher goals per game average. The Flash will host the Women’s Professional Soccer championship match on Saturday, August 27th at 4:00 p.m at Sahlen’s Stadium in Rochester, NY. Tickets are available through Ticketmaster and by calling 585-454-5425. |
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