Atlanta's professional soccer club, the Silverbacks, return home this Friday, August 12th, for a crucial match against the Charleston Battery, which is one of the half-dozen teams battling Atlanta for the last playoff spot. The winner of this game will also take home the fan-inspired Southern Derby Cup, which the Black-and-Gold lost to the Apes in 2004. Forsyth County's Atlanta Soccer Academy (ASA) is offering tickets to this important game for just $8 per ticket.

The evening will also include the last of the three Silverbacks fireworks shows this season, directly following the game. The first 500 fans through the gate will receive a 2005 Socrates bobblehead doll, and the game will be nationally televised to 24 million viewers on Fox Soccer Channel. Let's get Forsyth County residents and ASA soccer teams on TV!

REMAINING GAMES

- Aug. 21st- Men's Poster Night-First 250 through the gate receive a poster of the men's team.

- Aug. 28th- First 250 fans through the gate receive player cards.

TICKETS

$8 tickets will be available from Deo Moleka, director of the Atlanta Soccer Academy, at team practices this week at the Polo Fields. You may also request tickets by e-mailing Deo at deo@atlsoccer.com.