Melbourne Victory

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Post cover — Image courtesy of "The Sydney Morning Herald"

Advantage Victory: Melbourne on cusp of remarkable turnaround (The Sydney Morning Herald)

Melbourne Victory took the first leg of their A-League Men's semi-final against Western United courtesy of midfielder Jake Brimmer in a match that otherwise ...

“We limited them to few chances if any, and they had to score a special goal to win the game. Hopefully, we can improve the attacking part in the top third on Saturday.” It was always going to be a tight game. “It was a tough semi-final, what you expect, a real battle. Both sat off, or moved sideways and backwards, retaining possession while waiting for the other to make a mistake. In between times, Western had a half-hearted penalty shout when Dylan Wenzel-Halls went down under a Roderick Miranda challenge.

Western United vs Melbourne Victory: Lineup, Prediction, Live on TV (Surprise Sports)

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Nonetheless, it should be challenging to beat Western United in front of their home fans. According to their recent forms, Melbourne Victory should be the favorite to win the first leg of this semi-final tie. On the other hand, Melbourne Victory are unbeaten in their previous 15 matches. Western United are unbeaten in the last 10 home matches. Melbourne Victory qualified for the semi-finals directly by finishing 2nd in the table. They have lost 2, drawn 1, and won 2 of their last 5 matches in the A-League.

Semi-Final Leg One report: Western United 0-1 Victory | Melbourne ... (Melbourne Victory)

Melbourne Victory has recorded a 1-0 win in the first of two Semi-Final legs against Western United on Tuesday night at AAMI Park.

Ivan Kelava‘s early save was vital in denying Western United any momentum to open the Semi-Finals and the Croatian shot-stopper maintained his strong form throughout the 90 minutes to keep a clean sheet. Heading into the sheds with 63% possession and seven attempts at goal to two, Victory seemed the more likely side to find the opener after the break in a tight affair. Jake Brimmer was the hero of the evening, finding the top corner with a beautiful volley to take home the advantage in an otherwise tight affair ahead of Saturday’s second leg back at AAMI Park.

Jake Brimmer hands Melbourne Victory ALM edge over Western ... (The New Daily)

A moment of magic from Jake Brimmer has handed Melbourne Victory a 1-0 win over Western United and the ascendancy in their two-leg A-League Men semi-final.

From there Victory had several half-chances, with Nick D’Agostino flashing a volley wide in the 23rd minute. Victory almost struck early with Brimmer whipping a free kick just outside the near post in the second minute. There was also controversy with United arguably unlucky not to receive a penalty in the fifth minute when Jason Davidson went into the back of Lachie Wales.

Western United vs. Melbourne Victory - Football Match Report - May ... (ESPN Australia)

Melbourne Victory will take a 1-0 lead into the second leg of their A-League semifinal playoff against Western United after Jake Brimmer's spectacular lob ...

Melbourne City and Adelaide meet in the first leg of their semifinal on Wednesday. The teams will meet again on Saturday with the winners facing off against either defending champions Melbourne City or Adelaide United in the Grand Final on May 28. Melbourne Victory will take a 1-0 lead into the second leg of their A-League semifinal playoff against Western United after Jake Brimmer's spectacular lob gave Tony Popovic's side a narrow win in Melbourne on Tuesday.

Match Report: Western United 0-1 Melbourne Victory – Half-time in ... (Western United FC)

There will be everything to play for in the second leg of the Isuzu UTE A-League Men Semi-Final as Western United fell to a narrow 1-0 defeat against ...

United threw men forward in injury time but an equaliser on the night wasn’t to be found. The right-back came in for Rene Krhin who missed out with a hamstring strain. In a similar way to the first period, Victory began to see more of the ball as the game wore on and started getting more players in United’s box as the Green and Black fell deeper into its defensive shape.

Semi-Final Leg One report: Western United 0-1 Victory (Melbourne Victory)

Melbourne Victory has recorded a 1-0 win in the first of two Semi-Final legs against Western United on Tuesday night at AAMI Park. Summary. Jake Brimmer was the hero of the evening, finding the top corner with a beautiful volley to take home the ...