David Woods

david.woods@indystar.com

On another busy Indianapolis sports weekend, there is still room for pro soccer.

The Indy Eleven have announced they have surpassed 10,000 tickets sold for Saturday's game against Ottawa Fury FC at IUPUI's Carroll Stadium. An official sellout is 10,285, so they are almost there.

That would make the Eleven 4-for-4 in home sellouts. With an average home attendance of 10,582 so far (they added extra seats for the opener), the Eleven are trying to become only the second team in modern NASL history to average more than 10,000 for the season.

The city is buzzing about the NBA's Eastern Conference finals, which open Sunday night between the Indiana Pacers and Miami Heat. Qualification for the Indy 500 is Saturday and Sunday. The Indiana Fever play their home opener Saturday night at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. The Indianapolis Indians wrap up a home series tonight at Victory Field.

And yet the Eleven are headed for another sellout.

Indy (0-3-2) and Ottawa (1-3-1) are both new to the NASL; they are next-to-last and last in the 10-team standings. A victory, worth three points, would pull the Eleven out of the cellar and push them ahead of Ottawa 5-4.

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