Star report

Entering the weekend, the Carolina RailHawks had not lost a North American Soccer League home game in almost two years. The Indy Eleven had not won one at all.

Everything changed Saturday night at WakeMed Soccer Park at Cary, N.C., when the Eleven opened their fall season with a 2-1 win.

Don Smart’s goal in the 87th minute snapped the RailHawks’ 18-game NASL regular-season home winning streak.

After finishing the spring season at 0-5-4, coach Juergen Sommer’s team earned its first NASL win against the team that finished fourth (4-3-2).

“The track record here for the RailHawks is obviously one of the best in the league, so I’m really proud of all the work our guys put in tonight,” Sommer said in a release from the team.

Carolina, which hadn’t lost a league home game since Oct. 6, 2012, looked set to extend its streak early in the game.

Enzo Martinez beat Eleven goalie Kristian Nicht in the 24th minute for a 1-0 lead.

The game turned in the 57th minute, however, when Caro­lina defender Austen King received a red card for tripping Ben Spencer. The Eleven were not able to take advantage of the free kick but did cash in on their one-man edge on the field.

Spencer tied it in the 65th minute, and Smart won it in the final minutes.