A-League Grand Final

Preview: Due to the AFC Champions League's effect on Melbourne City domestically, things haven't been easy for them recently, even if they have reached yet ...

The previous season saw Melbourne City emerge victorious in the Australian Football League (A-League), giving them plenty of experience at this point in the campaign. In Australia, 10 Play will broadcast the Melbourne City vs Western United match for the football fans. Buy your tickets right now to watch the match from the stadium.

MELBOURNE: Reigning champions Melbourne City face cross-town rivals Western United in the A-League grand final on Saturday, with Patrick Kisnorbo's men ...

The regular season saw the two teams trade places at the top of the table for much of the campaign, but it was City who finished first to win the Premiers Plate and they are favoured by bookmakers in the final. “In the grand final it’s just going to be all about taking our chances when they present themselves,” he said. Melbourne City are only the second team to appear in three consecutive grand finals, alongside Sydney FC, who they beat in the decider last year, and are gunning for back-to-back titles to mirror their Manchester stablemate.

Key points: Western United play in their first A-League men's grand final against Melbourne City on Saturday; Coach John Aloisi says the club represents ...

Especially not having our own purpose-built stadium, we've moved around a lot. "We've struggled at times. "We've been one of the best teams all year and we've been overlooked," winger and western suburbs local Dylan Pierias said. "When we first learnt there was a going to be a club out in the west we knew we had to get on board," Lee said. "'Westies are used to being underdogs in sport and in a whole lot of other ways," Lee said. The colours green and black adorn the inside of a small cafe on a main road in Melbourne's western suburbs.

Melbourne City will be aiming to become back-to-back A-League Men champions when they take on Grand Final debutants Western United.

How to watch the A-League Men Grand Final 5 hours to kick-off: Welcome to tonight's A-League Men Grand Final live blog! Melbourne City will be aiming to become back-to-back A-League Men champions when they take on Grand Final debutants Western United tonight.

Western United is set to play in its first ever A-League Men Grand Final, taking on Melbourne City at AAMI Park on Saturday night.

To celebrate the occasion and get Western United fans in the Grand Final spirit, there will be commemorative Grand Final t-shirts available on matchday. Western United fans will take over the North End of AAMI Park for the game with the Green and Black support set to take its place in Bays 37-39. The Green and Black has come to the end of thrilling season of football, with one more hurdle to overcome in the quest for greatness.

Minute-by-minute report: The season reaches a climax at Melbourne's AAMI Park. Join Emma Kemp for updates.

They only squeaked past Adelaide United in the semis, and are perhaps not at the peak of the powers we have seen, but it is pretty difficult to doubt them under Patrick Kisnorbo. They did the double last season and are one match away from being the first to go back to back. But for a course it is hard work, consistency, sacrifice and performance in the end. “We did that against Victory and we will do the same again tonight. One change for United as Steven Lustica starts for the first time in five games on his way back from a calf injury. “The result is the bonus. Interestingly, this is the 21st time this season that United have scored the first goal in a game. United are on the attack and have an early corner. And now here come the players to a fiery welcome – literally flames shooting into the air. A massive hologram of that A-League logo is being beamed over the stadium. 12 mins Josh Risdon has been on the ground and receiving medical treatment but is back on his feet. But we hardly get to see the replay because ... Ten have cut to an ad break. City have a corner – their first of the match.

Melbourne City players are blurry in the foreground as Western United A-League players hug. Aleksandar Prijovic (third from right) claimed the first goal, but ...

Western United have claimed their first A-League title, in just their third season in the competition - wit...

"From the very beginning, we were very sure that in the final, we were going to win." "When I came [to Australia] in the very beginning, John told me the finals were the most important thing in Australia. City struck the crossbar with a header from Curtis Good just two minutes after the restart and were by far the more aggressive team after the interval, but Jamie Young and a stout defence in front of him held firm.

Western United are the A-League Men champions after just three seasons in the competition, taking down Melbourne City 2-0 in the grand final.

The ball found Mat Leckie streaming forward and he poked a touch past Young, but the Socceroo tumbled as he passed the keeper and when he regained his feet, the United defenders deflected his attempt. It was one of the few times that a ball forward from the men in blue found its mark, but another came on the hour. City was bidding to add the championship to a Premiers Plate for the second straight season, but United denied their historic bid and made it two years in a row that expansion clubs have won the grand final.

* THE STORY: Melbourne City were aiming to become the first team to complete back-to-back ALM premiership-championship doubles while United were eyeing their ...

* THE MOMENT: United snatched their second goal and put a dagger through City's heart on the half-hour mark. City defender Carl Jenkinson was arguably lucky not to see red just before halftime. Snapshot of the A-League Men grand final

SNAPSHOT OF THE A-LEAGUE MEN GRAND FINAL. * RESULT: Western United beat Melbourne City 2-0 at AAMI Park. * THE STORY: Melbourne City were aiming to become the first team to complete back-to-back ALM premiership-championship doubles while United were ...

* THE MOMENT: United snatched their second goal and put a dagger through City's heart on the half-hour mark. City defender Carl Jenkinson was arguably lucky not to see red just before halftime. Snapshot of the A-League Men grand final

Snapshot of the A-League Men decider where Western United beat Melbourne City 2-0, with Aleksandar Prijovic winning the Joe Marston Medal as man of the ...

* THE MOMENT: United snatched their second goal and put a dagger through City's heart on the half-hour mark. City defender Carl Jenkinson was arguably lucky not to see red just before halftime. Snapshot of the A-League Men grand final