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CP article: Toronto ends Season on with Win over Atlanta
by Winnipeg Fury




Monday, September 4, 2000

Toronto ends regular season with win over
Atlanta

 CLARKSTON, Ga. (CP) -- Aaron Benjamin scored the winner in the 78th minute as
the Toronto Lynx ended their A-League regular season with a 2-1 win over the Atlanta
Silverbacks on Monday night.

 The Lynx will go on the road to meet the Long Island Rough Riders in the first round
of the playoffs next weekend.

 The loss spoiled Atlanta's playoff hopes, as the Silverbacks needed a win to move
past Raleigh for the last playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.

 Following a scoreless first half, Lynx midfielder Nikola Vignjevic opened the scoring
in the 63rd minute with a goal on a free kick from 25 yards.

 Atlanta tied the game on a goal by Brian Piesner in the 70th.

 Lynx forward Aaron Benjamin slotted the winner in the 78th following a free kick by
defender Mauricio Vincello.

 Toronto was last in the A-League playoffs in 1997, the team's inaugural year, and was
eliminated in the first round.

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