Melbourne Victory cemented their position at the height of Australian football with a 2-0 win over Perth Glory to capture the FFA Cup last night.
Playing with a business-like efficiency, the result never looked in doubt for Kevin Muscat’s men and after an early goal was disallowed for offside, Oliver Bozanic found the breakthrough for the hosts just after the half-hour mark, on the end of some typically overwhelming team attacking play. Although Perth’s efforts could not be criticised by any means, a ruthless Melbourne outfit put their third trophy of the calendar year beyond doubt with a second-half goal from hitman Besart Berisha.
READ MORE: FFA Cup Final – What We Learned – Melbourne Victory 2 Perth Glory 0
While the Victory faithful were able to celebrate some early season silverware, reactions after the game were largely marred by disappointment in the ticket prices for the match and in turn, the attendance. The FFA also received criticism for the ruling which saw Melbourne captain Carl Valeri unable to take part in the immediate celebrations with his teammates.
Here are the best reactions to come from Twitter after the game:
Can't agree with this red card rule, Valeri should be on stage lifting the trophy – he's not a criminal. #FFACupFinal
— Ned Zelic (@NedZelic) November 7, 2015
Kenny doing some last minute media #FFACupFinal pic.twitter.com/owDC1jAEJx
— Aidan Ormond (@AidotheFFAEd) November 7, 2015
Option One
$30-$50 Tickets
AAMI Park sold out – plenty of interest.
Option Two
$40-$80 Tickets
Half full stadium #FFACupFinal— David Hards (@hardsy05) November 7, 2015
Surely makes more sense to fill the stadium than to gouge fans with overpriced tix. Competition is only 2 years old #FFACupFinal
— John Davidson (@johnnyddavidson) November 7, 2015
embarrassing to see so many empty seats at a cup final. someone's absolutely bottled this one #FFACupFinal
— Vince Rugari (@VinceRugari) November 7, 2015
Half empty stadium @ AAMI Park, tickets clearly too $$ despite a late reduction-another FFA own goal. Doesn't feel like an #FFACupFinal
— David Davutovic (@davutovic) November 7, 2015
Tickets prices of $150-200 for a family to attend #FFACupFinal is ridiculous. These are who FFA should be bending over backwards to attract
— Andy Jackson (@Jacko442) November 7, 2015
My mum was more gutted that she missed Anthony Callea at the final @AnthonyCallea @gomvfc #FFACupFinal pic.twitter.com/8tpnYCwhLa
— Monique Ronaldo 🙂 (@MoniqueloveCR7) November 7, 2015
Absolute disgrace @FFA not allowing Valeri back to lift the FFAcup #FFACupFinal #mvfc
— The Giggler (@fabio_b79) November 7, 2015
We are champions #FFACupFinal #MVFC pic.twitter.com/vGzaSGClp2
— Scott Fynmore (@SFynmore) November 7, 2015
Only the @FFA could devise such an absurd rule. #FreeValeri #FFACupFinal
— Joel Hibble (@j_hibble) November 7, 2015
And that completes the @gomvfc Treble #InEveryWay#Treble #Champions #MVCvPER #MVFC #SuperKev #FFACup #MVTID pic.twitter.com/nlYc6NaRAE
— Rob (@robc1981) November 7, 2015
https://twitter.com/JohnZhou1/status/662943083235905536
@gomvfc 1st team to hold all 3 trophies #GOMVFC #MVCF #FFACupFinal #ALeagueGF #aleague #MVCvPER ⚽️ 🏆🏆🏆
— Dave Foreman (@80Foreman) November 7, 2015
15k for the #FFACupFinal…MAGIC. OF. THE. CUP! #MVCvPER
— Ali Saenz (@ali_saenz) November 7, 2015
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