The Fort Lauderdale Strikers (7W-6T-7L) and Atlanta Silverbacks (3W-5T-11L) combined to score eight goals in a 5-3 home victory for the Strikers on Friday night in front of 3,160 fans at Lockhart Stadium. Strikers forward Aly Hassan had two goals, along with scores from Mark Anderson, Paulo Araujo Jr., and Walter Restrepo. Restrepo added two assists to his goal to increase his NASL assist-lead to eight on the season. The Silverbacks had goals from Matt Horth along with Pedro and Paulo Mendes. The Strikers move into fourth place in the NASL standings with 27 points.