Western 部隊d upset Melbourne City to 勝利,勝つ A-League final

Western United upset Melbourne City to win the A-League final

Western 部隊d upset Melbourne City to 勝利,勝つ the A-League final

Western 部隊d stunned defending 支持する/優勝者s Melbourne City 2-0 to 勝利,勝つ the A-League grand final Saturday and 解除する the silverware in only their third season as a professional club.

The Melbourne-based 部隊d only joined the league in the 2019-20 (選挙などの)運動をする as an 拡大 club and were in their maiden decider.

But rather than be overawed against more experienced 対抗者s, they quickly took 告発(する),告訴(する)/料金 at AAMI Park, going 1-0 up inside two minutes thanks to a Nuno Reis own goal.

Serbian striker Aleksandar Prijovic got the second on the half-hour 示す before they put on a gritty rearguard 活動/戦闘 as City 開始する,打ち上げるd relentless attacks in the final 45 minutes.

"It is pretty incredible to see this 量 of people for a club that is just three years old," said captain Josh Risdon, with 22,495 fans in the stadium.

"We have got a lot of ambition at this club and we have only just started."

The last team to 勝利,勝つ the final in their first 外見 was Brisbane Roar 11 years ago.

"This was a 的 of 地雷 when I (機の)カム here and I'm happy I could fulfil it," said Prijovic, who has been capped 13 times by his country and was 指名するd man of the match .

"Today the final was very (疑いを)晴らす, in our favour. From the very beginning we were very sure in the final we were going to 勝利,勝つ."

敗北・負かす was deflating for City who had finished the 正規の/正選手 season in first place and were 広範囲にわたって seen as favourites on their home ground.

They were looking to emulate sister club Manchester City and 勝利,勝つ 支援する-to-支援する 肩書を与えるs.

以前は Melbourne Heart, they were taken over by City Football Group -- which owns Pep Guardiola's 首相 League 肩書を与える 勝利者s -- in 2014 and after years of struggle have become the (判断の)基準 in 最近の seasons.

But they were under the gun from the start, behind in the second minute after they 譲歩するd a corner and Reis 長,率いるd into his own goal under 圧力 from Ben Garrucio's lofted ball.

It was the fastest goal ever in a grand final and 部隊d kept the 圧力 on as 動揺させるd City struggled to settle and 提起する/ポーズをとる any 脅し.

部隊d, coached by former Socceroo John Aloisi, were 詐欺師 and faster and kept 圧力(をかける)ing with City's Curtis Good 軍隊d to (疑いを)晴らす off his line before Prijovic 二塁打d the lead minutes later.

But it needed a VAR 決定/判定勝ち(する) with the セルビア人 最初 flagged offside only for 審判(をする) Chris Beath to overrule the 決定/判定勝ち(する), which replays showed was 訂正する.

City had 新たにするd vigour in the second half and Mathew Leckie 動揺させるd the crossbar soon after the 再開する, then Andrew Nabbout went の近くに as they started asking questions.

But 部隊d's defence held 会社/堅い under waves of attacks with goalkeeper Jamie Young pulling off fantastic saves from Nabbout and Scott Galloway to 確実にする they pulled off the biggest 勝利,勝つ in their short life.

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