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Philadelphia Independence vs. Washington Freedom in photos

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The Philadelphia Independence’s 1-0 win Sunday against the Washington Freedom pushes them on in the playoffs. They play the Boston Breakers Thursday night. Here are some photos from Sunday’s game. (Click on the photo for a full-size photo.)

The Independence's first playoff game was well attended.
Sarah Huffman doing everything she can to slowdown Christina DiMartino
Lianne Sanderson getting into the mix
Val Henderson keeping the ball out of the net
Lori Linsey getting good position on the ball
Danesha Adams with a shot in the second half
Christina DiMartino covered a lot of ground in the midfield
How close can you get without actually going in the net?
Coach Paul Riley and Amy Rodriguez before the start of overtime.
Sebastien Le Toux of the Philadelphia Union came out to support the Independence.
Jen Buczkowski cuts back around Lene Mykjaland
Caroline Seger and Nikki Marshall working down the sideline
Val Henderson recorded the playoff shutout.
Holmfridur Magnusdottir takes the ball off of Nikki Marshall
Amy Rodriguez had a couple of nice shots during the match.
Independence won their first playoff match of the 2010 inaugural season
Amy Rodriguez watches her game winning goal hit the net.
Independence celebrate Amy Rodriguez's overtime winning goal.
Young fans lineup after every game to get player autograph.

Photo essay by Paul Rudderow

Paul's work has been used on numerous blogs, websites, and by the Philadelphia Zoo. He has covered Philadelphia Union since the inaugural season and has also photographed the Independence, Fever, Fury, USWNT, international friendlies, and more. You can check out his work on Flickr at http://www.flickr.com/photos/39285097@N02/.

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