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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Joey Lynch at AAMI Park

Melbourne City clinch championship with fiery A-League Men grand final win over Victory

Aziz Behich holds aloft the Championship Trophy after Melbourne City won the A-League Men grand final.
Aziz Behich holds aloft the Championship Trophy after Melbourne City won the A-League Men grand final. Photograph: Robert Cianflone/Getty Images

Jubilation for one side of Melbourne, despair for the other. Melbourne City are champions of the A-League Men after defeating Melbourne Victory 1-0 at AAMI Park on Saturday.

As the final whistle rang out, Joe Marston Medalist Mat Leckie moved to embrace young teammate Alessandro Lopane. On the sideline, coach Aurelio Vidmar – who had never previously beaten Victory as City coach and lost to Victory in the 2009 decider as coach of Adelaide – was embraced in a bearhug by City director of football Michael Petrillo and assistants Paul Pezos and Scott Jamison.

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