L ▁All - Star ▁team ▁ 8 – 4 ▁on ▁February ▁ 7 ▁at ▁Toronto ' s ▁Map le ▁Le af ▁Gard ens . ▁The ▁second ▁game ▁against ▁the ▁reign ing ▁champion ▁Philadelphia ▁At oms ▁on ▁February ▁ 1 1 , ▁is ▁considered ▁by ▁many ▁as ▁the ▁waters hed ▁event ▁of ▁North ▁American ▁ind oor ▁s occer . ▁The ▁game ▁stayed ▁close ▁into ▁the ▁third ▁period , ▁though ▁the ▁Red ▁Army ▁squad ▁eventually ▁pulled ▁away ▁ 6 – 3 . ▁On ▁February ▁ 1 3 ▁the ▁Rus si ans ▁closed ▁out ▁their ▁tour ▁with ▁an ▁ 1 1 – 4 ▁thro tt ling ▁of ▁the ▁St . ▁Louis ▁Stars ▁in ▁Missouri ▁before ▁an ▁impress ive ▁crowd ▁of ▁ 1 2 , 2 4 1 . ▁ ▁In ▁spite ▁of ▁the ▁losses , ▁and ▁because ▁another ▁ 1 1 , 7 9 0 ▁curious ▁fans ▁pack ed ▁Philadelphia ' s ▁Spect rum ▁to ▁watch ▁this ▁" new " ▁game , ▁the ▁NAS L ▁began ▁considering ▁ind oor ▁s occer ' s ▁potential ▁to ▁increase ▁fan ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁sport ▁as ▁a ▁whole . ▁A ▁month ▁and ▁seven ▁days ▁later ▁a ▁Spect rum ▁crowd ▁of ▁ 6 , 3 1 4 ▁turned ▁out ▁to ▁watch ▁the ▁At oms ▁defeat ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Cos mos ▁ 5 – 3 . ▁With ▁this , ▁franch ises ▁also ▁recognized ▁that ▁they ▁could ▁generate ▁more ▁re venue ▁from ▁players ▁already ▁under ▁contract . ▁The ▁league ▁hint ed ▁at ▁having ▁a ▁ 1 0 - game ▁ind oor ▁season ▁in