Melbourne Victory is out to bounce back in the NPL 3 Victoria when it hosts Box Hill United at Epping Stadium on Saturday.
Preview
Victory suffered a 4-2 loss away to City at Parade College in the Melbourne Derby in Round 2.
Anthony Leban scored a second-half penalty for Victory, while Alexander Tsimopoulos was also on the scoresheet in the defeat.
Victory trailed 2-0 and 3-1 against City and was unable to find a way back into the encounter.
After opening the campaign with a draw against the Whittlesea Ranges, Victory has one point from two matches.
Goalkeeper Marko Bulic missed the clash against City through suspension, but is set to return on Saturday.
Victory welcomes the unbeaten Box Hill to Epping Stadium in Round 3.
The last meeting between the Clubs was in May 2019, when they played out a 2-2 draw.
Player in focus
After his heroics for Victory on the way to the Club’s Australia Cup title, Leban has made a decent start to the NPL 3 Victoria season. The midfielder was on the scoresheet with a spot-kick against City.
This week
NPL 3 Victoria: Melbourne Victory U23s v Box Hill United (Saturday, April 2 at 3.00pm AEDT at Epping Stadium, Melbourne)
U21 NPL 3 Victoria: Melbourne Victory v Box Hill United (Saturday, April 2 at 12.30pm AEDT at Epping Stadium, Melbourne)
U18 NPL North Victoria: Murray United v Melbourne Victory (Saturday, April 2 at 1.30pm AEDT at La Trobe University, Albury-Wodonga)
U16 NPL North Victoria: Murray United v Melbourne Victory (Saturday, April 2 at 11.30am AEDT at La Trobe University, Albury-Wodonga)
U14 NPL North Victoria: Murray United v Melbourne Victory (Saturday, April 2 at 10.00am AEDT at La Trobe University, Albury-Wodonga)
Last week
NPL 3 Victoria: City 4 Victory U23s 2 (Leban 56′ pen, Tsimopoulos 89′)
U21 NPL 3 Victoria: City 2 Victory 3 (Minutoli 24′, Ganino 33′, Hogan 71′)
U18 NPL North Victoria: Victory 3 (Connel 18′ pen, Brown 50′, Tanic 53′) Moreland Zebras 1
U16 NPL North Victoria: Victory 5 (Tanic 9′, Muhtari 24′, Veneziano 25′ og, Hoey 43′, Lazarevski 79′) Moreland Zebras 1
U15 NPL North Victoria: Victory 4 (Jackson 5′, Limberis 29′, Tasevski 32’/37′) Moreland Zebras 1
U14 NPL North Victoria: Victory 2 (Reec 20′, Houridis 47′) Moreland Zebras 0
