A goal in either half to striker Besart Berisha and an Andrew Durante own goal were enough for Victory to return to the winner’s circle at Etihad Stadium.
Berisha’s brace means he has now scored eight goals in just 11 appearances against the Phoenix and sees Victory leapfrog Wellington into fourth on the table.
It’s the ideal tune up for Victory, who will now look to complete a calendar-year treble by winning the Westfield FFA Cup against Perth Glory on Saturday night.
GOALS
1-0 Berisha (10’) – A Phoenix turnover allowed Gui Finkler to pick up possession 25 metres from goal and he drew a defender before releasing Berisha into the box. The Albanian stepped inside of Vince Lia before rolling into the net with a calm finish.
2-0 Durante (og) (55’) – Barbarouses was given too much time on the right, taking the ball inside the box before sending in a low cross. His centre took a wicked deflection off Durante’s leg and snuck in past ‘Keeper Glen Moss at the near post.
3-0 Berisha (61’) – Berisha sprung the offside trap to be clear through on Moss’ goal. He tried to take the ball around the Phoenix ‘keeper and hit the deck as he appeared to be clipped. But Berisha had the presence of mind to still poke the ball into an empty net while on the ground.
TEAMS
Melbourne Victory: Vukovic, Geria, Broxham, Delpierre (Deng 84’), Georgievski, Valeri (c) (Mahazi 77’), Bozanic, Barbarouses, Finkler, Ben Khalfallah, Berisha (Howard 72’
)
Wellington Phoenix: Moss, Muscat, Sigmund, Durante, Doyle (Fenton 73’), Riera, Lia (Rodriguez 42’), Bonevacia, Krishna, Sarpong (Powell 68’), McGlinchey
Scorers: Berisha 10’, Durante (og) 55’, Berisha 61’
Attendance: 24,934 @ Etihad Stadium
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