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Richmond has extended their lead at the top of the Alanic Victorian Premier League table, after defeating the Oakleigh Cannons 1-0 on Friday night.
Richmond's performance was even more remarkable considering they had only played their round 18 match four days before on the Monday night. Daniel Visevic was the sole goal scorer for the match, sealing Richmond’s win in the 75th minute.
The win sees Richmond comfortably in top spot on 35 points, with Hume City in second on 32 points.
The Green Gully Cavaliers scored a come-from-behind victory against Sunshine George Cross on Saturday afternoon to jump to third place on the Alanic Victorian Premier League table.
Sunshine hit the lead in the 17th minute thanks to James Blackburn, only for Green Gully to put the match back to level playing terms just five minutes later. The match looked destined for a draw, but in the 89th minute Timothy Gould scored his first for his new club, and the winner, devastating the Sunshine George Cross team who are still winless since round nine.
On Saturday night, Northcote City was dominating the score board against Dandenong Thunder when the lights went out at George Andrews Reserve at about the 57th minute mark.
Northcote City was leading 4-1 when the match had to be abandoned. Football Federation Victoria will now determine the result of the match, and/or whether it will be replayed.
The Melbourne Knights and Altona Magic drew 2-2 at Knights Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
Jean Dubois got the Knights off to a great start with his goal in the 17th minute, his eighth for the season. Then after half time the three points looked to be certainly headed the Melbourne Knights way when Ryan Filipovic headed home their second.
However, goals to John Thornley and Pece Cergovski meant the match would end in 2-2 draw. Both clubs are battling to stay out of the relegation zone, with the Knights in 11th spot on the ladder and Altona in 10th, both clubs are on 17 points.
In the Round 19 VPL LIVE broadcast game, South Melbourne and Hume City played out a thrilling 2 -2 draw yesterday afternoon.
It was a great day for football at John Cain Memorial Park, and both clubs played fantastic attacking football.
South Melbourne’s Joe Keenan scored the first goal for the day, with a great solo effort before curling the ball past Lou Acevski in Hume City’s goal. Hume City’s Richard Cardozo scored two to put his side in front, but Carl Recchia headed home the equaliser in the 85th minute for the home team.
South Melbourne is still in the hunt for the finals, but must win their remaining three matches against Richmond, Oakleigh Cannons and Sunshine George Cross to have any chances of securing a spot in the top five.
The final match of the round saw an undermanned Heidelberg United team defeat the Bentleigh Greens 1-0 at Olympic Village last night.
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Last updated: Monday July 26, 2010 6:30PM
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