Victory stumble again
Friday, 16 November 07, 05:06 AM · Comments(0)
Despite Queensland Roar leaving the door open right up to a chance in the 94th minute Melbourne failed to take its chances and fell to a 1-0 loss at Sunscorp stadium tonight.
If results go against Melbourne in the other three A-League matches this weekend then the Victory will be a full game out of the top four - a situation the team found itself in around this time in season one when it emphatically failed to rise to the challenge.
Tonight was a frustrating affair as Queensland dominated in the first half and managed to weather the Victory's best chances after the break.
Carlos Hernandez hit the post with a free-kick for Melbourne while Danny Allsopp missed an open goal - albeit hitting a first time shot on the end of a 40-yard aerial ball.
The general consensus from the Victory fans is that the team is paying the price for not playing enough attacking players and not having enough attacking depth.
The worm is turning on last season's top scorer in the league Danny Allsopp with his tally on just two after 13 games.
Next weekend Melbourne will be at home to Wellington Phoenix, the New Zealand-based team only one of two below Victory on the eight team ladder.
Anything less than a win and our season is over. Even with seven games to come after next week it's not dramatic to say that we won't be able to make up a gap of four-points plus in this horrible form slump.
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AusTeo
Melbourne, AU
This is the regular column for the Melbourne Victory of Australia. The Victory is currently defending the A-League title and will play Asian Champions League at the end of the domestic campaign. There will also be the odd comment about the fortunes of the Australian national team.
