Melbourne Victory’s hopes of an unlikely push for an A-League Males’s finals berth have been dealt a heavy blow after a irritating 0-0 draw with Perth Glory at AAMI Park.
Their tumultuous season stored alive by the ALM’s bottom-half’s inconsistency, Victory entered Sunday with the possibility to leap from final to seventh on the desk, solely to crash repeatedly towards an intransigent Glory defence.
Compelled to accept a draw, Victory’s hole to sixth-placed Sydney FC stands at 4 factors with simply three video games remaining within the season.
The purpose for his or her defensive efforts, nonetheless, means Glory is only a level behind Sydney forward of their journey to face the Sky Blues subsequent Sunday.
Combining with Nishan Velupillay, Victory’s Kadate slid a cross throughout objective within the fifteenth minute that Jack Clisby was in a position to flip away earlier than it may very well be bundled dwelling.
A protracted ball ahead from Rai Marchan sprung Fernando Romero in behind Glory’s traces 4 minutes later however his ensuing half-volley crashed off the publish.
Seeking to sit again and take in wave after wave of Victory assaults, Glory annoyed the hosts’ attacking efforts however their method additionally performed into them not producing a shot within the first half.
Their followers more and more vocalising their frustration, Victory stored probing with growing desperation because the second half progressed with out success.
They weren’t helped in these efforts by a worn enjoying floor that had performed host to ALM and NRL matches mid-week and a Tremendous Rugby doubleheader on Saturday.
In a late twist, Glory nearly stole the sport within the ninetieth minute when Luke Bodnar fired off a bullet after a Jacob Dowse nook, with Paul Izzo compelled right into a determined save.
Pressure effervescent over, a shoving match after one other unsuccessful Victory thrust within the 98th minute ended with Mark Beevers selecting up a second yellow and his marching orders.
