City and Victory club coaches have condemned spectators who hurled abuse and cans at goalkeeper Teagan Micah on Sunday.Credit:Getty Images
"It's definitely not what we want to see. Hopefully we will deal with it as a club and make sure it doesn't happen again,"Hopkins said.
Vidosic said Micah was okay after the incident,but added:"We love to see supporters and it's great to have them,but to throw things at a goalkeeper is not the right way to deal with the situation.
"She was a little bit shaken but the referee was excellent. These games are televised in America,China and it does not paint a very good picture overseas."
Seven days earlier Victory,inspired by Lisa De Vanna,had beaten City 6-0. But in this contest City turned the tables in dramatic style. They had looked to be cruising when they led 2-0 at half-time only to be clawed back by a desperate Victory,embarrassed by the scale of the short-term turnaround.
The hosts got it back to 2-2 but were undone by Alex Chidiac's excellent through ball and Harriet Withers'cool late finish,which put City in front,and then Micah's last-gasp heroics.