Melbourne Victory overcame Melbourne City, 2-1, on Saturday, on matchweek 23. To this matchweek, Tony Popovic's team came from a win, and Aurelio Vidmar's team came from a defeat.
After 4 minutes, Tolgay Arslan opened the scoring for Melbourne City. In the 34th minute, Bruno Fornaroli struck for Melbourne Victory, from the penalty spot.
Damien da Silva scored the winner in the final minutes of the game.
After the result Melbourne Victory are 3rd in the table, with 40 points, while Melbourne City sit 7th place, with 27 points. In relation to forthcoming league matches, Tony Popovic's team will play away against Wellington Phoenix, whilst Aurelio Vidmar's team will play at home against Perth Glory.
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Bruno Fornaroli 34' (pen.) Damien da Silva 86' | Tolgay Arslan 4' |