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November 1st 2009 @ 12:45am
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Perth Glory won’t know what hit them when Melbourne unleash speedster Mate Dugandzic at ME Bank Stadium on Sunday, according to Victory defender Kevin Muscat.
Dugandzic announced himself on the A-League stage with a memorable brace in last week’s 3-1 win over Adelaide.
Muscat said the 20-year-old was one of the quickest players he had ever seen [...]
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