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Chonburi FC hosts the Melbourne Victory tomorrow night in Bangkok. It may not be their home stadium, but the Thai champions will be hoping that the heat and humidity of Bangkok will give them an edge over the Victory.
Both teams enter the match on the back of a good result: Melbourne downed the Chunnam Dragons […]

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Melbourne Victory vs. Chunnam Dragons, 2 - 0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APZrK2BDRvA

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It was a defenders’ night, with Kevin Muscat and Rodrigo Vargas scoring a goal apiece to give Melbourne Victory a 2-0 win over the Chunnam Dragons. And a third defender, Matthew Kemp, won the penalty that would lead to the opening goal. With defenders like these, who needs strikers?
It looked like it could have been […]

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Melbourne Victory embarks on its maiden voyage into the realm of Asian competition tonight, hosting Korean FA Cup winners the Chunnam Dragons.
With 20,000 tickets sold and a relaxing of Telstra Dome rules for supporters, this should be a dramatic and memorable night.
There’s a whiff of confidence in the air. Ernie Merrick indicated earlier this week […]

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How hopeful are you?
For my part, I think Melbourne can top their group. After that, the competition gets increasingly tough - especially once the A-League season kicks back into gear and the Victory has two games a week to deal with. But that’s if they get that far.
How far do you think the Melbourne Victory […]

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This post on Gamba Osaka wraps up our series of Asian Champions League team profiles. Check out previous posts on Chonburi FC, Chunnam Dragons and Melbourne Victory.
City: Osaka, Japan
Stadium: Osaka Expo ‘70 Stadium (capacity 21,000)
Coach: Akira Nishino
While the Melbourne Victory kicks off its Asian Champions League campaign tomorrow against Korean FA Cup winners Chunnam Dragons, […]

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Melbourne Victory drew its second friendly with Adelaide United yesterday, after beating the South Australians last week with a 2-1 win. 
A goal for Danny Allsopp and a penalty converted by Adelaide’s Cassio left the teams at 1-1. 
With Leigh Broxham away with the Olyroos, and Nick Ward and Carlos Hernandez injured, Ernie Merrick opted for a […]

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This is bad: Carlos Hernández injured himself at training last week and is expected to miss six weeks.
Ernie Merrick said:

“It was just one of those training incidents with no one near him. He turned and his foot got stuck and twisted his knee.”

Six weeks means that the Costa Rican will miss Melbourne’s first three matches […]

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This is the third in our series of Asian Champions League previews. So far, we have covered the Melbourne Victory and Chunnam Dragons.
Location: Chonburi, Thailand
Stadium: Suphachalasai Stadium, 35 000 (switched there from Chonburi Municipality Stadium, due to the latter’s small size and lack of floodlights)
Coach: Annop Singtotong
It’s hard to find much about Chonburi FC. Other […]

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So there’s a new Melbourne Victory outfit for the AFC Champions League, and it’s done away with the ‘V’. An ominous gesture if you’re into symbolism. But then, that ‘V’ has been a rather impotent symbol through the years.
To make up for the loss of the ‘V’, a gold strip has been brought in, designed […]

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