A barrage of shots on goal from both teams lit up the A-League Women’s first finals Melbourne derby at AAMI Park on Sunday,with the Victory earning the right to defend their crown in the decider.
The first man to captain Sydney FC masterminded a derby victory for their fiercest rivals with Mark Rudan’s Wanderers clinching a 2-0 win over the Sky Blues.
Sydney largely dominated the clash at a rainswept Netstrata Jubilee Stadium,but they once again failed to take their chances and were punished at the death.
United’s 3-2 win over Western Sydney put them back on top of the table,but it was overshadowed by the magic Ben Garuccio produced out of nowhere.
Western Sydney Wanderers scored their second win under new coach Mark Rudan,but club great Tarek Elrich said it feels like fans have already “given up” on the battling A-League side.
An injury time penalty was controversially scrapped by the VAR as the Sky Blues held on for a 1-1 draw.
Mark Rudan got off to a winning start at Western Sydney after ending the club’s two-month search for a win in his first game in charge.
Former Sydney favourite Brandon O’Neill scored the opener against the Sky Blues as Perth Glory clinched a 2-1 win in Kogarah.
Melbourne City’s Hannah Wilkinson lit up AAMI Park on Sunday with a record-equalling five-goal haul in the A-League Women’s Melbourne derby,while Victory men are equal top after a convincing win over COVID-hit Western United.
Steve Corica is staring down his biggest challenge since taking on the coaching job at the A-League Men heavyweights after a confidence-shredding defeat on Sunday.
Melbourne Victory shrugged off their home loss to Perth in style,winning a frenetic and fiercely fought contest in Adelaide thanks to a late winner.