Melbourne Victory make history in rampant start to Melbourne Derby
Melbourne Victory made the fastest start to a Melbourne Derby in the Isuzu UTE A-League thanks to their red-hot first half of Saturday night’s 3-1 triumph at AAMI Park.
Patrick Kisnorbo’s Victory – runners-up last season – raced out to a 3-0 lead inside just 25 minutes, having also had a goal chalked off for offside against rivals Melbourne City in the 46th Melbourne Derby on Saturday night.
Subway Socceroos forward Nishan Velupillay broke the deadlock in the fifth minute of the Round 2 blockbuster before Greek import Nikos Vergos celebrated his first A-Leagues goal seven minutes later after replacing Bruno Fornaroli in the starting XI.
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Ryan Teague’s deflected strike in the 25th minute put Aurelio Vidmar’s men to the sword in Kisnorbo’s reunion with City, where he won a pair of Premierships and a Championship before joining French club Troyes in 2022.
It is the quickest a team has scored three or more goals to start a Melbourne Derby, surpassing the 27 minutes it took for Victory to take a 3-0 lead versus City in April 2022.
Victory drew 0-0 at defending champions Central Coast Mariners in Round 1, while City edged Newcastle Jets 1-0.
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