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Playoff bound Whitecaps down Silverbacks 1 0

Joey Gjertsen's first half goal helped the Vancouver Whitecaps beat the Atlanta Silverbacks 1-0 Sunday evening and end the club's USL season on a winning note.

With the win, the playoff-bound Whitecaps (12-6-10) finished fourth in the USL standings and will take on fifth-place Miami FC, led by former Brazil World Cup star Romario, in the first round of the playoffs.

The two-game, home-and-away aggregate goal series begins with Game 1 on Sept. 15 in Vancouver, followed by Game 2 in Miami on Sept. 17. The winner of the series will face the Montreal Impact in the semi-finals starting Sept. 22.

Gjertsen scored in the 37th minute after taking a ball on the run from David Testo, cutting in and blasting a shot from 22 yards that eluded Atlanta goalkeeper Shaun Kalnasy.

The goal was Gjertsen's 12th of the season and sixth in his last seven games.

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