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'No excuse': South bang down A-League door with Cup win
Javier Lopez was named man of the match after saving two penalties as South Melbourne earned a place in Asian Champions League 2.
- On Saturday, South Melbourne became the first non-A-League club to win the Australia Cup, defeating Melbourne Victory 4-3 on penalties after a 1-1 draw in front of 29,911 fans at AAMI Park.
- Former National Soccer League powerhouse South, locked out of the top flight since the NSL folded in 2004, claimed its 10th national trophy and strengthened its long-standing A-League license bid.
- Substitute Denis Genreau scored in the 95th minute to put Victory ahead, but Max Mikkola forced an equalizer in the 117th minute, sending the match to penalties where goalkeeper Javier Lopez won the Mark Viduka Medal.
- Boos directed at the Welcome to Country ceremony before kickoff marred the evening, though Victory coach Giovanni Savarese emphasized moving past the loss immediately and preparing for upcoming matches.
- The victory secures South a berth in next season's Asian Champions League 2 competition, while Victory must recover quickly for an ACL2 clash against FC Seoul on Wednesday.
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Bulgarian specialist Tsvetan Ivanov won the Australian Football Cup with the South Melbourne team. The team defeated Melbourne Victory 4:3 after a penalty shootout in the final of the tournament, played in front of 29,911 spectators at the AAMI Park stadium in Melbourne. Ivanov is an analyst in the staff of head coach Sinisa Kohadzic, who led South Melbourne to historic success. The club became the first from the second Australian echelon to win…
Historic moment for South Melbourne, which has Greek roots and won the Cup in Australia against the mighty Victory Melbourne
·Marousi, Greece
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Leaning Left8Leaning Right3Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution57% Left
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- 57% of the sources lean Left
57% Left
L 57%
C 22%
R 21%
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