Marta helps Gold Pride pummel Beat

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07/05/2010 - Kennesaw, GA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Marta scored two goals and assisted on another as Women's Professional Soccer leaders FC Gold Pride recorded a 4-0 win over the Atlanta Beat.

Marta set up the opening goal just one minute into the game when she assisted on Christine Sinclair's fifth goal of the season. The Brazilian then doubled Gold Pride's lead before halftime, and she scored again in the 87th minute before a stoppage-time goal from Kelley O'Hara.

Atlanta's Kia McNeill was sent off in the 34th minute for a poor challenge on Gold Pride goalkeeper Nicole Barnhart, which helped to contribute to the Beat losing for the sixth time in 10 matches this season.

Sinclair got things off to a great start for the Bay Area club when she scored the fastest goal in WPS history with an assist from Marta.

The lead was doubled just after the half-hour mark when Marta slotted a shot past Beat goalkeeper Hope Solo, making it 2-0.

Four minutes later, Atlanta had McNeill sent off for a high tackle on Barnhart, and Atlanta's hopes of a comeback had all but vanished.

Barnhart assisted on Marta's goal in the 87th minute, and Sinclair set up O'Hara to cap the scoring in stoppage time.

"The team played very well today," FC Gold Pride head coach Albertin Montoya told the league's official website. "We played with a new system and maybe that threw the Beat off a bit. We have been working very hard on playing in the new formation and we did really well with it. In the second half, we really gained control of the game and shifted our system again; the change opened up even more opportunities for us. Overall, this was an outstanding performance by our team."

Gold Pride is now four points clear of second-placed Philadelphia, which lost 2-1 to the Boston Breakers this past weekend, while Atlanta has earned just six points from its first 10 games and sits on the bottom of the table.

The Independence squandered a 1-0 halftime lead as they conceded second-half goals to Lauren Cheney and Kristine Lilly, which helped the Breakers earn just their second win of the season, while the Washington Freedom and Chicago Red Stars played to a 0-0 draw.

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