[NASL] Mother Nature worked against the Ft. Lauderdale Strikers in Saturday’s second leg of the NASL final. The heavy rains kept away thousands of fansanticipated to make it one of the largest crowds in recent memory for a soccer game at Lockhart Stadium. And the bad weather made it difficult for the Strikers to generate much offense, which meantthe 0-0 tie gave the NSC Minnesota Stars a 3-1 victory on aggregate and the 2011 NASL title.

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