Star report

ATLANTA – The Indy Eleven ended a six-match winless streak Saturday with their third victory of the fall season, beating host Atlanta 2-1.

Jermaine Johnson opened the scoring for the Eleven 15 minutes into the game. The Jamaican took a pass from Sergio Peña and slotted a low shot inside the far left post.

Atlanta would pay for a missed chance off a corner kick in the 37th minute, when Blake Smith finished off a counter attack, knocking home Mike Ambersley's cross to make it 2-0.

Silverbacks midfielder Blair Gavin scored just before halftime to make it 2-1.

Kleberson missed his first penalty kick in six attempts this year when Silverbacks 'keeper Eric Ati dove right and knocked the Brazilian's attempt away in the second half.

Eleven goalkeeper Kristian Nicht preserved the victory, making six saves on the night, including three at his near post in the final 15 minutes.

"Our defenders worked extremely hard tonight with the offensive threat that Atlanta proposed to us," said Eleven coach Juergen Sommer. "We had some of our midfielders step back and defend. So, all credit to Atlanta. They really pushed us to physical extremes tonight and our guys stood the task and dug their heels in and defended well. Very pleased result tonight."