サッカー-Western Utd dethrone Melbourne City to take Australian 肩書を与える
MELBOURNE, May 28 (Reuters) - Western 部隊d stunned crosstown 競争相手s Melbourne City with a deserved 2-0 victory in the A-League プレーオフ Grand Final on Saturday to become 支持する／優勝者s of Australia in only their third season of 存在.
The 拡大 team 得点する／非難する／２０d twice in the first half an hour through a Nuno Reis own goal and a Aleksandar Prijovic strike before 持つ／拘留するing on as City （機の）カム out 支援する at them in the second half at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium.
部隊d, still without a home ground or many fans, were 行方不明の 負傷させるd former Italy midfielder Alessandro Diamanti throughout the プレーオフs but once again Prijovic stepped up to lead them to victory.
"It was a 的 of 地雷 when I （機の）カム here, I'm happy that I was able to 配達する in the 権利 moment," said the former Serbia striker, who was 指名するd man of the match.
"As you could see, the final was very （疑いを）晴らす, in our favour. We were very sure we were going to 勝利，勝つ."
It was the 圧力 of Prijovic's presence in the box that resulted in Portuguese centre half Reis 長，率いるing the ball into his own 逮捕する in the second minute.
The scorer of two goals as 部隊d （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域 four-times 支持する／優勝者s Melbourne Victory in the 半分-決勝戦, Prijovic 攻撃する，衝突する the 示す for the 13th time this season in the 30th minute.
Connor 苦痛's 発射 回復するd off a defender and 支援する to him with the ricochet carrying the ball 今後 to Prijovic, who 攻撃するd it past City goalkeeper Tom Glover.
The 審判（をする） 最初 支配するd that Prijovic had been offside but 逆転するd his 決定／判定勝ち（する） after 協議するing VAR, leaving the league's second best defence with a two goal advantage to 保護する.
City, who were 激しい favourites going into the match as 統治するing 支持する／優勝者s and having topped the league in the 正規の／正選手 season to 勝利，勝つ the 首相s Plate, were stung into a 返答 after the break.
Central defender Curtis Good 攻撃する，衝突する the crossbar with a header from a 47th minute 解放する／自由な kick and just after the hour 示す Socceroos f orward Mathew Leckie touched the ball past 部隊d goalkeeper Jamie Young but could not get his 発射 off.
Frenchman Leo Lacroix and his Japanese partner Tomoki Imai have been 激しく揺するs at the heart of the 部隊d defence all season, however, and they and their team mates hussled and harried to keep City's much vaunted attack out.
"It's such a good feeling," said coach John Aloisi, finally an A-League 支持する／優勝者 with his third club.
"We know we 港／避難所't got a home stadium, we know we are still growing our support but ... we said from day one of pre-season that we weren't going to make any excuses. The resilience the players have shown all year paid off tonight." (報告（する）／憶測ing by Nick Mulvenney in Sydney, editing by Christian Radnedge)
