The Seattle Sounders and Atlanta Silverbacks needed penalty kicks to win their USL First Division semifinal series and move into Saturday's championship game in Seattle (TV: Fox Soccer Channel, live, 10 pm ET). The Sounders, the 2007 regular-season champions, have won three USL-1 titles. Before this season, Atlanta had never won a postseason game in its eight years of existence.
Sept. 21
Atlanta 1 (Ukah 43) Portland 1 (Jordan 49).
Puerto Rico 1 (Villegas 39) Seattle 2 (Alcaraz-Cuellar 24, Treschuk 69)
Sept. 23
Atlanta 0 Portland 0.
(Aggregate: 1-1; Atlanta wins 3-1 on penalties.)
Seattle 1 (Howes 101) Puerto Rico 1 (A. Delgado 80, Herrera 117).
(Aggregate: 3-3; Seattle wins 4-2 on penalties.)


