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The second-third of the A-League season wraps this weekend, with Melbourne meeting last-placed
Perth Glory. It's another away game for the Victory, who have only had one at home in the last four
matches. But Melbourne will have a week's rest after this, thanks to Adelaide United's Club World
Cup schedule.
Despite the efforts of the dozen Melbourne fans trying to inspire the players to lift their game
against the Phoenix, it was the home support that came away cheering. Wellington looked the
livelier side for most of the game, especially after they equalised within a minute of Danny
Allsopp's opener in the first half.
The Melbourne Victory faltered on the road again, this time going down to a bottom-of-the-table
Perth Glory side who kept their season alive with a 3-1 win. The loss, combined with a spectacular
6-1 defeat of the Wellington Phoenix by Adelaide United, forces Victory down to 2nd, trailing
Adelaide by a point.
I may not be the world's greatest strategist, but Ernie Merrick's substitutions on Friday night
made no sense to me. Perhaps I'm missing the big picture. But if you're down two goals at half
time, then concede a third five minutes in, surely that's an ideal time to bring on some fresh
attacking legs?
I may not be the world's greatest strategist, but Ernie Merrick's substitutions on Friday night
made no sense to me. Perhaps I'm missing the big picture. But if you're down two goals at half
time, then concede a third five minutes in, surely that's an ideal time to bring on some fresh
attacking legs?
After three disastrous away games, the Melbourne Victory returns home for its round 17 clash
against Sydney FC. Sydney's recent form has also been far from spectacular, with a devastating 4-1
loss against the Perth Glory last week forcing Sydney down another notch on the ladder. Melbourne
didn't do much better against the Newcastle Jets, [.
After three disastrous away games, the Melbourne Victory returns home for its round 17 clash
against Sydney FC. Sydney's recent form has also been far from spectacular, with a devastating 4-1
loss against the Perth Glory last week forcing Sydney down another notch on the ladder. Melbourne
didn't do much better against the Newcastle Jets, [.
(Summary is not available.)
It started badly. A strike in the 30th second from Shannon Cole; another one from Brendan Gan three
minutes later. Sydney 2-0 up. But that just set the stage for one of the greatest comebacks in
Melbourne's history. Sydney may feel robbed, but Melbourne absolutely deserved the three points.
The turning point?
