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Pedro's Game-Winner vs. Indy Eleven Nets NASL Play of the Week

August 6, 2015 - North American Soccer League (NASL)
Atlanta Silverbacks News Release


NEW YORK - Atlanta Silverbacks forwards Pedro Mendes and Jaime Chavez brought home NASL Play of the Week honors for their scoring connection August 1 against Indy Eleven. Pedro's match-winner - assisted by an intelligent Chavez feed - beat out four other Week 5 candidates to earn nearly half of the NASL supporters' weekly vote, the league announced Thursday.

Visiting Indy Eleven on August 1, Chavez held off a swarm of defenders long enough to slip a pass through to the Brazilian in the penalty area. Pedro - who's already scored four times since rejoining the Club in the summer transfer window - knocked it past Indy goalkeeper Kristian Nicht for a goal that would prove decisive in a 1-0 Silverbacks win.

Chavez's assist involves him with NASL's Play of the Week for the second time this Fall Season. Atlanta's No. 9 scored an audacious bicycle kick on July 18 earned him the top spot for Week 3.

The Silverbacks' forward partnership didn't stop at the weekend match-winner, though, as Chavez and Pedro combined once again for a goal Wednesday night in a 2-1 home win against the Fort Lauderdale Strikers at Silverbacks Park. After 40 minutes of scoreless play, Chavez sent in a cross that Pedro flicked up and deftly volleyed home for the Atlanta opener. Pedro then completed his brave in the second half, securing a 2-1 victory and a three-game winning streak for the Silverbacks. Following Wednesday's packed NASL slate, Pedro and Chavez share the Club lead with four goals apiece, and Chavez's five assists on the year put him level for the league lead.

With a chance to win four straight games for the first time since 2007, Atlanta concludes a two-match homestand Saturday night against the San Antonio Scorpions (TICKETS). The Silverbacks' second match of 2015 against the NASL's defending champions will kick off at 7:30 p.m. and air on ESPN3.

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