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Y-League preview: Victory v Adelaide

Melbourne Victory is looking for improvement when it hosts Adelaide United in the Foxtel Y-League on Saturday. Summary Despite Yazid Said’s third goal of the season, Victory suffered a Derby defeat to City in Round 4. It gets the chance...
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Stats analysis: Victory’s W-League record

Melbourne Victory heads into its bye in the Westfield W-League on the back of a record-breaking start to the season. Victory is five points clear atop the table after winning four and drawing one of its opening five games. It...
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Stats analysis: Dowie, Victory make flying starts

Natasha Dowie has led Melbourne Victory’s flying start to the Westfield W-League season, equalling another club record. Dowie, 30, is Victory’s all-time leading goalscorer and the club captain has five in as many games to begin this campaign. She joins...
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Victory performance lights up social media

Melbourne Victory’s 4-0 win over Western Sydney Wanderers on Saturday had the internet talking for a number of reasons. Keisuke Honda, who had already massively impressed in his first five games for Victory, took his performance to another level at...
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Hopkins praises Victory’s adaptability

Melbourne Victory head coach Jeff Hopkins praised his team’s adaptability after it recorded a fourth straight win by beating the Western Sydney Wanderers 2-1. Goals from Natasha Dowie and Christine Nairn helped Victory extend its lead atop the Westfield W-League...
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W-League report: Victory 2-1 Wanderers

Melbourne Victory moved further clear atop the Westfield W-League after a 2-1 win over the Western Sydney Wanderers on Sunday. Summary First-half goals from Natasha Dowie and Christine Nairn set up Victory at Latrobe City Stadium in Morwell. But it...
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Starring Honda hungry for more

It was another eye-catching display, the kind to warrant the growing admiration and adulation of an adoring fanbase. No player on the pitch had more touches (107), completed more passes (70) or won more duels (10) than Keisuke Honda, while he...
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Muscat praises ‘excellent’ Victory performance

Melbourne Victory head coach Kevin Muscat was delighted with his team’s performance after a 4-0 win over the Western Sydney Wanderers. Keisuke Honda, Raul Baena, Kosta Barbarouses and Terry Antonis were on the scoresheet as Victory recorded its fourth straight...
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Report: Victory 4-0 Wanderers

Melbourne Victory produced arguably its best performance of the season to record a 4-0 win over the Western Sydney Wanderers on Saturday. Summary Victory extended its winning run to four matches and returned to second in the Hyundai A-League after...
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Y-League report: City 4-1 Victory

Yazid Said scored his third goal in as many games, but Melbourne Victory suffered a 4-1 loss to City in the Foxtel Y-League on Saturday. Summary Said struck in the second half at CB Smith Reserve to maintain his record...
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Muscat has decisions to make ahead of Wanderers clash

Kevin Muscat has some welcome selection headaches ahead of Saturday night’s clash with Western Sydney Wanderers.  Muscat will be without attackers Jai Ingham (quad) and Kenny Athiu (hamstring) for at least the next month, but otherwise boasts a full complement...
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Toivonen building to full fitness

Swedish import Ola Toivonen is settling in well to life in Melbourne and, following a belated start to his Hyundai A-League career, at Melbourne Victory. Despite scoring in his first start for Victory, the striker marks himself harsher than most. “No,...