[WPS] Featuring Brazilian superstar Marta, the Western New York Flash opened its WPS campaign at home with a 3-0 winover the Atlanta Beat before a poor crowd of 2,164 at Sahlen’s Stadium in Rochester, N.Y. Sunday’s three games averaged less than 2,000 a game — not a good sign of the league’s three-yearprospects.

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