Jelacic and Nabbout trade goals as Melbourne rivals draw
MELBOURNE (Interstat) — Melbourne Victory and Melbourne City played to a 1-1 draw at AAMI Park on Saturday in a tense derby. Keegan Jelacic put Victory ahead in the seventh minute, and Andrew Nabbout equalized for City in the 53rd. Jelacic was substituted in the 67th, while Nabbout, who was booked in first-half stoppage time, came off in the 62nd. Charles Nduka recorded an assist for Victory, and Emiliano Marcondes had an assist for City. City’s Delbridge was cautioned in the 58th, and Victory’s Davidson and Clarismario received yellow cards in the 81st and second-half stoppage time, respectively. The draw left both teams at 0-1-1 in this competition. City is 0-1-1 across all competitions, while Victory is 1-2-1 overall. Victory next travels to Persib Bandung in AFC Champions League 2 play. The teams combined for two goals, with each side taking a point from the derby.