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Melbourne Victory

Melbourne Victory:

Muscat 68p, Thompson 85

Venue:

Telstra Dome

2nd Half 94:00 - Full time is called and the Victory celebrate their first of the season, beating Roar 2-0

2nd Half 92:00 - Dangerous attacking run down the left by Zullo and a great cross is just cleared away by Melbourne

2nd Half 90:00 - A late chance for the Roar falls to McKay in the box but his attempt is poor and it's saved

2nd Half 85:00 - Melbourne seal the match after a lob over the top by Love is fired home on the volley by Thompson!

2nd Half 84:00 - Good strength by Reinaldo in the box and he is brought to ground Pantelidis but no penalty!

2nd Half 81:00 - Great play again from Thompson feeds Broxham through but he is brought down by Murdocca

2nd Half 78:00 - Great cross from Murdocca finds the head of Zullo who hits the base of the post !!

2nd Half 77:00 - Queensland look very frustrated after being the better team for the majority of this match

2nd Half 73:00 - The Roar have made some changes bringing on Milicic and Zullo for Lynch and Marcinho

2nd Half 70:00 - Melbourne look like a new team after the goal with good play from Thompson and Broxham

2nd Half 68:00 - Muscat makes no mistake from the spot pumping the ball into the top left corner

2nd Half 67:00 - From the rebound Leandro Love gains possession and is fouled by Ognenovski, PENALTY!!

2nd Half 66:00 - Thompson gets the ball on the break and his pearler of a shot hits the crossbar!!!

2nd Half 65:00 - The defending champions are being dominated on their home pitch and the Roar look much more likely

2nd Half 63:00 - Victory make a change with the under done Allsopp coming off for Cacares

2nd Half 62:00 - Corner by Marcinho is met by the head of Moore but his header is well over the bar

2nd Half 61:00 - The Roar are starting to gain some momentum now and are creating chances

2nd Half 58:00 - Good play from Reinaldo finds Moore in open space and his certain goal is cleared by Vargas!

2nd Half 55:00 - After 55 mins neither side has had a proper shot on target

2nd Half 51:00 - Tiatto remonstrates after being fouled by Piorkowski and narrowly avoids being booked again

2nd Half 47:00 - The second half begins with the Roar pushing forward immediately

1st Half 45:00 - A half both teams would rather forget with neither team looking like breaking the deadlock

1st Half 44:30 - Thompson receives the ball on the break and finds Love but his shot just misses to the left

1st Half 44:00 - Melbourne fans are not happy with the Victory's performance so far

1st Half 41:00 - Wonderful play from Broxham and the pass finds Love but his touch is terrible and the chance is gone

1st Half 38:00 - A short corner sees Tiatto with a chance at the top of the box but he rushes his shot and its over

1st Half 37:00 - Clever play from Murdocca earns Queensland a free kick

1st Half 33:00 - A dangerous free kick is hit into the area but Theoklitos climbs up and catches the ball well

1st Half 29:00 - Great chance for the Victory as Love crosses low from the right but Allsopp cannot hit the target

1st Half 26:00 - Another chance for the Roar after a mistake from Melbourne but the shot from Murdocca whistles over

1st Half 22:00 - But Tiatto hits his shot into the wall and the play breaks down

1st Half 21:00 - The Roar have a good opportunity with a free kick just outside the penalty box

1st Half 18:00 - Melbourne are sitting back inviting the Roar forward and trying to hit them on the counter attack

1st Half 13:00 - Good long ball from Muscat nearly finds Broxham but Reddy is too quick and intercepts

1st Half 11:00 - Leandro Love finds some space down the left wing but Seo handles him well and it's a goal kick

1st Half 07:00 - Both sides are playing very direct and not holding possession for very long

1st Half 03:00 - Poor clearance by the Victory sees Marcinho have an opportunity but his powerful shot is just wide

1st Half 01:00 - So it begins at the Telstra Dome with both teams desperate for goals

Queensland Roar