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Melbourne Victory vs Kawasaki Frontale |
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2018 Asian Champions League, 13 March |
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| AAMI Park, Melbourne, VIC | ||
| Melbourne Victory | Kawasaki Frontale | |
| 1 | SCORE | 0 |
| 0 | First half | 0 |
| 1 | Second half | 0 |
The Melbourne Victory saved their Asian Champions League last time out with a draw, but a second game against Kawasaki Frontale in as many weeks is must-win if they want to qualify for the Round of 16. Join The Roar for live scores and coverage from 7:30pm (AEDT).
When the sides met last Wednesday in Japan, it was all Kawasaki in what shaped as almost must-win for both sides.
Kawasaki went into that match on zero points from their first two group match outings and left it with just a single point to their name after the 2-all draw.
The Japanese league leaders will be extremely disappointed with the result, but not their effort. They dominated the game, but just lacked the punch to put Melbourne away, a stoppage-time penalty for Leroy George tying the game up.
Melbourne struggled to control possession throughout the game. Seemingly, every time they came in contact with the ball, they would find a way to hand it away moments later.
Still, their defence was rock solid. They might have let two goals in, but it could have been a lot more given the dominance of Kawasaki throughout the game.
If they can keep it to that level throughout this game, then there is no reason they won’t be able to not only win, but significantly improve their goal difference.
Goal difference might be a key area for the Victory, who sit on two points in Group F, already three behind second-placed Ulsan and another two behind Shanghai East Asia, who lead the group.
If the Victory can find a way to level on points before the end of the group stage, then being on a negative three difference isn’t going to help matters as they push for qualification. For that reason, being at home against what is seen as the weakest team in the group, they need to go for the kill from the word go.
Prediction
Back at home, Melbourne should have a better running on the game. So long as they are aggressive and play for the result they need, they should come away from this with their stuttering ACL campaign still alive.
Victory 2 – Kawasaki 1.
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