Melbourne Victory put Sydney to the sword Roy Hay Melbourne Victory moved into second place on the A-League ladder with a three-one win over Sydney FC, which finished the match with only nine players. Billed as the greatest rivalry in football the match had plenty of...
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Victory overcome sprightly Jets in another classic
Melbourne Victory 3 Newcastle Jets 2 Roy Hay Melbourne Victory looked to have defeated Newcastle Jets comfortably after taking a two-nil lead on the stroke of half-time, but had to withstand a fight-back by the visitors, which saw them draw level deep into the second...
Last gasp Victory in the derby
Melbourne Heart 1 Melbourne Victory 2 Roy Hay The Melbourne derby produced one of the most dramatic finishes in the short history of the clashes between Melbourne Victory and Melbourne Heart as the former reversed the scoreline of their first encounter this season. A...
Victory held by Roar
Melbourne Victory 1 Brisbane Roar 1 Roy Hay Melbourne Victory could not erase the memory of the five-nil hammering in the second round of the A-League at AAMI Park on Saturday night as it struggled to a one-all draw with a very impressive Brisbane Roar. The game was...
Narrow win for Melbourne Victory over Perth Glory
Narrow win for Melbourne Victory over Perth Glory Roy Hay In a good quality game, Melbourne Victory did just enough to take all three points with a one-nil win over Perth Glory at AAMI Park on Friday night. Both teams were short of some key players. Jacob Burns,...
Victory shares the spoils with ten-man Mariners
Melbourne Victory 2 Central Coast Mariners 2 Roy Hay Melbourne Victory and Central Coast Mariners drew two-all at Etihad Stadium on Saturday night after a first half of high quality football and second whose rhythm was disrupted by the sending off of Mariners’ Patrick...
Victory lose their way after dominating Phoenix, but get the win
Melbourne Victory 3 Wellington Phoenix 2 Roy Hay Melbourne Victory kept up its winning record against Wellington Phoenix, but only just, despite getting out to a three-nil lead with only nine minutes left to play. Two goals by Kiwi international Jeremy Brockie reduced...
Victory defeat Newcastle Jets again and keep unbeaten run going
Melbourne Victory 1 Newcastle Jets 0 Roy Hay Melbourne Victory continued its unblemished sequence of wins over Newcastle Jets in the W-League at Simonds Stadium in Geelong on Saturday afternoon, running out victor by a goal to nil. That also meant that Victory women...
Victory knock off Adelaide for first win
Melbourne Victory 2 Adelaide United 1 Roy Hay The 2012-13 season of the A-League looks like it will be the most competitive since the new competition kicked-off in 2005, as Melbourne Victory bounced back from two defeats to knock off league leader Adelaide United by...
Heart continue dominance of Victory in season opener
Melbourne Victory 1 Melbourne Heart 2 Roy Hay The keenly awaited Melbourne derby kicked-off the 2012–13 A League season at Etihad Stadium on Friday night and Melbourne Heart continued their dominance in this fixture with a deserved two-one win in front of a derby...
Olympiakos teach Victory youngsters some lessons
Olympiakos teach Victory youngsters some lessons Roy Hay Three down after 25 minutes Melbourne Victory found out what it was like to play against one of the top teams in Europe, Olympiakos Piraeus, the Greek league and cup champion. To be fair the Victory team was a...
Victory get biggest win over Phoenix but it comes too late
Melbourne Victory 3 Wellington Phoenix 0 Roy Hay Melbourne Victory produced the kind of performance the fans had been waiting for all year with a three-nil demolition of Wellington Phoenix, putting the latter’s tilt for a home final in jeopardy. For its final home...
Victory season washed away by Jets
Melbourne Victory 1 Newcastle Jets 3 Roy Hay On a night of pouring rain in Melbourne, Victory’s season was washed away by Newcastle Jets by three goals to one at AAMI Park on Saturday. Statistically it is still possible for Victory to make the top six but it would...
Victory knock off league leaders for first win under Magilton
Melbourne Victory 2 Central Coast Mariners 1 Roy Hay Melbourne Victory recorded its first win under Jim Magilton as coach, knocking off league leader Central Coast Mariners by two goals to one at AAMI Park on Friday night. Victory went a goal down early on, but fought...
Heart versus Victory ends in stalemate
Melbourne Heart 0 Melbourne Victory 0 Roy Hay Melbourne Heart and Melbourne Victory played out a scoreless draw at AAMI Park on Saturday night in front of 26,395 noisy and appreciative fans. The result did neither side’s hopes of making the finals much good, but Heart...
Victory held after another second half fade out
Melbourne Victory 2 Sydney FC 2 Roy Hay Melbourne Victory were held to two-all draw by Sydney FC in the strangest of games at AAMI Park on Australia Day. With a minute to play in the first half which Sydney had dominated, the scores were level at nil-all. By the time...
Victory and Adelaide share the points
Melbourne Victory 1 Adelaide United 1 Roy Hay Melbourne Vicotry and Adelaide United renewed their long running rivalry for the Muscat-Kosmina Cup in addition to the A-League points. Jim Magilton put out his first Melbourne Victory side against Adelaide United on...
Victory win narrowly for Muscat and welcome new coach
Melbourne Victory 2 Newcastle Jets 1 Roy Hay Melbourne Victory gave newly appointed head coach Jim Magilton a welcome present with a hard-fought two-one win over Newcastle Jets courtesy of two own goals by the same Jets player and the sending off of one of his...