South Melbourne FC was spectacular against Melbourne Victory Youth on Sunday, winning 4-2 and celebrating their second consecutive win and fourth of the season.
Following a big away win against Melbourne Knights, South continued in emphatic fashion. Hosting Victory’s youth team in Round 16 of the National Premier League Victoria, they put on a show with goals and quality football.
The “Sky Blues” started strong and opened the scoring in the 15th minute with a header from M. Jankovic. Despite creating more chances to extend the lead, a defensive error allowed Victory to equalise in the 30th minute through J. Hoey.
In the 35th minute, Lucas Inglese was clearly fouled inside the box, but the referee waved play on. Ironically, in the 39th minute, Victory were awarded a penalty for a soft fall in South’s box, and Michailidis converted to make it 2-1 — a score that held until halftime.
In the second half, South came out fired up. In the 55th minute, Maximilian Mikkola scored with a solo effort and long-range strike to make it 2-2. Then, in the 66th minute, Nahuel Bonada muscled through to score and turn the game around 3-2.
Finally, in the 85th minute, Jake Marshall sealed the deal with a header, making it 4-2 amid wild celebrations by the South Melbourne fans.
