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Kurz unhappy with Victory display in Gosford

Melbourne Victory head coach Marco Kurz was unhappy with his side's performance in a 3-2 loss to the Central Coast Mariners. Matt Simon scored two stoppage-time penalties in Gosford on Sunday to give the Mariners their first win over Victory since 2013. Kristijan Dobras' op

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Report: Mariners 3-2 Victory

Melbourne Victory's unbeaten run against the Central Coast Mariners came to an end with a 3-2 loss on Sunday. S...mmary Matt Simon converted two penalties in additional time in Gosford, where Victory was left to lament missed chances in the first half. Kristijan Dobras' op

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Kurz eager to build on positive results

Marco Kurz has declared his side will be out to build on its current run of form when Melbourne Victory travels to the Central Coast Mariners on Sunday. Victory heads into its first clash against the Mariners this season off impressive back-to-back wins. In contrast, Centra

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Toivonen to miss trip to Mariners

Melbourne Victory Head Coach Marco Kurz has revealed Ola Toivonen won't make the trip to face the Central Coast Mariners on Sunday. "Ola is not available, he is still in the rehab process that means the progression is well, but not good enough to start or to play," Kurz said.

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Deng captains Australia in AFC U-23 Championship opener

Melbourne Victory defender Thomas Deng was handed the honour of captaining Australia in its opening match of the AFC U-23 Championship against Iraq at the Thammasat Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. Despite Iraq creating a number of opportunities from set pieces in the first half,

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Lesiotis living the dream at Victory

Melbourne Victory youngster Anthony Lesiotis is living his boyhood dream, after breaking into the first team under Head Coach Marco Kurz. The 19-year-old grew up supporting Melbourne Victory and has become a regular choice, since playing a full 90 minutes in Round 6. As tha

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Round 14 preview: Mariners v Victory

Melbourne Victory visits the Central Coast Mariners seeking to build on a promising run of form in the Hyundai A-League. ...ry Victory has produced two of its best performances of the season in its past two matches, beating City and the Newcastle Jets. It makes the tri

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Qualifying for Tokyo 2020 would be career-changing says Deng

A week-long training camp in Malaysia and a solid hit-out against Korea Republic has Thomas Deng convinced Australia is ready to go for the 2020 AFC U-23 Championship in Thailand. Graham Arnold's squad opens its campaign on Wednesday night against Iraq at Thammasat Stadium in

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Thomas sets Victory clean sheet record

Lawrence Thomas set a club record during Melbourne Victory's 4-0 win over the Newcastle Jets in the Hyundai A-League on Sunday. Thomas kept his 28th Hyundai A-League clean sheet for Victory, surpassing Michael Theo's mark of 27. The 2018 Joe Marston Medallist, a two-time ch

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Kurz happy with Victory performance

Melbourne Victory head coach Marco Kurz praised his side's performance in a 4-0 win over the Newcastle Jets in the Hyundai A-League on Sunday. Robbie Kruse starred at AAMI Park and opened the scoring before strikes from Migjen Basha and Andrew Nabbout and a Matt Millar own goa

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Report: Victory 4-0 Jets

Melbourne Victory made it back-to-back wins in the Hyundai A-League, beating the Newcastle Jets 4-0 on Sunday. S...ry Victory was rewarded for a strong performance with three points at AAMI Park, where Robbie Kruse starred. The forward opened the scoring before having a

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Injury update on Tim Hoogland

Melbourne Victory defender Tim Hoogland has been withdrawn from Sunday's Round 13 Hyundai A-League match against Newcastle Jets at AAMI Park through injury. Hoogland had some discomfort in his knee during training this week.

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Kashima to host AFC Champions League Qualifying Play-off

Kashima Antlers will play in the AFC Champions League Qualifying Play-off, after Vissel Kobe won the 2020 Emperor's Cup on Sunday afternoon. An own goal by Kashima's Tomoya Inukai and a 38th minute strike by Noriaki Fujimoto was enough to get Vissel Kobe over the line.

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Round 13 preview: Victory v Jets

Melbourne Victory begins 2020 with a Hyundai A-League clash against the Newcastle Jets at AAMI Park on Sunday. S...ry Victory was last in action on December 21, when it recorded an impressive 2-1 win over City in the Derby. Ola Toivonen scored a brace for Victory, which

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Kruse talks up Hoogland importance

Robbie Kruse talked up the importance of Tim Hoogland after the defender made his first Melbourne Victory start in the Derby win over City. Hoogland returned from injury and impressed in the centre of defence in Saturday's 2-1 win at AAMI Park. The German and Kruse played t