Melbourne Victory

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Men's Match Report: Derby Delight for Victory | Melbourne Victory (Melbourne Victory)

Head coach Tony Popovic made three changes to his starting XI, as Paul Izzo, Jason Geria and Chris Ikonomidis all made their returns. New signing Fernando ...

Further displays of desperate defending in the dying minutes ensured Victory claimed all three points in what was a pulsating contest. Fernando Romero made his club debut amongst all the chaos, with Victory now focused on seeing out the remainder of the game. A goal in his first Melbourne Derby, Da Silva gave his side a much needed early advantage against the league-leaders.

Heavy police presence at Victory-City derby prevents repeat of ugly ... (The Age)

The heavy presence of police at Saturday night's A-League derby between Melbourne Victory and Melbourne City ensured there was no repeat of the ugly scenes ...

Victory finished in front at the final whistle, winning 3-2. [darkest day](https://www.theage.com.au/sport/soccer/the-darkest-day-in-football-socceroo-star-condemns-victory-fan-violence-as-police-investigate-20221217-p5c76f.html), 150 Melbourne Victory fans stormed the pitch, injurying Glover, match referee Alex King and a Ten camera in the fray. It was the first time both clubs had met since a violent pitch invasion prematurely ended their first Derby of the summer. Three times, the Victory supporters chanted “you got smashed by a bucket”, in reference to the violent actions which left Glover with a cut on his face, but that was the worst of their Saturday night behaviour. The heavy presence of police at Saturday night’s A-League derby between Melbourne Victory and Melbourne City ensured there was no repeat of the ugly scenes that marred their meeting in December. They roared when Victory raced to a 1-nil lead in the seventh minute, but were much more subdued when City responded later in the first half.

Fornaroli on target in Victory's ALM derby upset (Neos Kosmos)

Melbourne Victory have climbed off the bottom of the A-League Men ladder with a stunning 3-2 derby win over top side Melbourne City.

Victory’s active fans taunted Glover throughout the night with songs referencing the incident that left the goalkeeper with concussion and lacerations to the head in the previous encounter, when he was struck by a fan wielding a metal bucket. But they defended stoutly and Josh Brillante found the net in the 77th minute with a deflected shot from outside the box. But Fornaroli restored Victory’s advantage after the break and could have just about sealed the much-needed win with a close-range shot in a crowded penalty area.

Fornaroli makes Derby history in Victory's upset of league-leading City (KEEPUP)

Former Melbourne City favourite Bruno Fornaroli scored for Melbourne Victory to play a key role in their 3-2 Melbourne Derby upset. Fornaroli netted in the ...

But they defended stoutly and Josh Brillante found the net in the 77th minute with a deflected shot from outside the box. But Fornaroli restored Victory’s advantage after the break and could have just about sealed the much-needed win with a close-range shot in a crowded penalty area. But Fornaroli recovered quickest to nod home the rebound and celebrated wildly with Victory’s active supporters behind the northern goal.

Fornaoli is on target in Victory's ALM derby. News Jani (News Jani)

Former Melbourne City favorite Bruno Fornaoli scored for Melbourne Victory to play a key role in their 3-2 derby upset, free of the fan violence that marred ...

Victory’s active fans taunted Glover throughout the night with chants referencing the incident that left the goalkeeper with a concussion and head injuries in the previous match, when he collided with a fan wielding a metal bucket. But Fornaoli was quick to recover and beckon a comeback and he celebrated with active Victory supporters behind the North goal. turned to

Melbourne Victory 3-2 Melbourne City; Tony Popovic made three ... (NNN)

The city retaliated promptly; Matthew Leckie struck the ball with a poorly timed header, which went beyond Izzo in the Victory goal coming from a free kick in ...

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Twelve fans evicted from Melbourne derby (9News)

A Victoria Police spokesperson said they were "generally pleased" with the crowd at the match. However, 12 people were evicted by police in relation to ...

It comes as a video circulating on social media shows a man being dragged out of stands by police while spectators were throwing drinks on them. A Victoria Police spokesperson said they were "generally pleased" with the crowd at the match. Twelve people have been evicted from last night's A-League derby between Melbourne Victory and Melbourne City.

Melbourne Victory vs Melbourne City (10 News First)

Round 17 local darby action of the Isuzu UTE A-League Men as Melbourne Victory take on rivals Melbourne City from AAMI Park.

Fan dragged out of stadium, police abused (NEWS.com.au)

In the first Melbourne derby since a player was attacked on field, a fan was dragged out of the A-League clash by police in fiery scenes. 2 min read.

Opposing coach Rado Vidosic agreed. Despite the shock loss, Vidosic there was “no need to panic” for City who still enjoy a huge lead at the top of the ladder. In the first Melbourne derby since a player was attacked on field, a fan was dragged out of the A-League clash by police in fiery scenes. It wasn’t an ideal look for the first Melbourne A-League derby since the first clash of the season was abandoned in disgrace after some 150 A fan was dragged out of the A-League Melbourne derby at AAMI Park on Saturday night as angry spectators hurled drinks at police. “Victoria Police was generally pleased with crowd behaviour at the A-League derby match at AAMI Park on Saturday, 18 February,” she said.

Fan dragged out by police in wild scenes at A-League derby ... (Daily Mail)

Disturbing footage has emerged of an unruly fan being dragged out of the stand during the Melbourne derby at AAMI Park, while spectators throw drinks at ...

I think he was excellent.' We knew that he's a big boy, he can handle himself. In the first meeting of Melbourne City and Victory since December's violent pitch invasion, Victory claimed bragging rights with a thrilling 3-2 victory (Jordan Bos of Melbourne City and Jason Geria of the Victory compete for the ball)

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