The final Melbourne derby of the regular 2015-16 A-League season ended in a thrilling 2-2 draw, filled with great goals and all the controversy one could hope for
Despite Kevin Muscat’s men controlling the early momentum, Bruno Fornaroli would give City the lead just after 20 minutes, starting off a swift counter with a brilliant rabona and then fortunately receiving it back in the box to finish with a chip.
A magic 25-yard finish from Ben Khalfallah equalised the scoreline on the half-hour but any joy was short-lived for the Victory, falling behind again just moments later as Fornaroli nodded home an Aaron Mooy set-piece.
Controversy would take over after Gui Finkler levelled the match again early in the second-half, with a goal disallowed for the Victory when the ball had clearly crossed the line, while Anthony Caceres saw his second red card since moving to Victoria with just over 10 minutes remaining. With all the late drama though, the sides had to settle with a heated share of the spoils
Here are the best reactions to come from Twitter after the result:
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Suppose we love it when a howler goes our way, gotta accept when it doesn't….as hard as that is. #MelbDerby #mvfc
— Katie Lambeski (@katielambeski) February 13, 2016
Fabulous game. Great advert for the league.#MelbDerby
— Josh Howe (@JoshO567) February 13, 2016
Quality on the pitch, quality in the crowd. #MelbDerby, some game.
— Damon Marcon (@damonmarcon) February 13, 2016
Game of the season.. Again.. #MelbDerby you have done it again! #MVFC
— TΛNNER COAD 🇦🇺 (@Tanner_Coad19) February 13, 2016
Hopefully come Monday when the dust settles, a linesperson will lose their job. #Utterdisgrace #MelbDerby #aleague #refsareshit
— Sir Kelv of Tweets (@Kelv_19) February 13, 2016
What a waste, yet another game ruined by match officials #MelbDerby
— Jack-Disney (@jfazz16) February 13, 2016
https://twitter.com/gkastner87/status/698453907022811137
Unjust result. Good match ruined. Melbourne Victory should be four points adrift of top spot, instead we are six points adrift. #MelbDerby
— Tim Roberts (@TimRoberts95) February 13, 2016
That draw felt like a loss, but one that was snatched from us. I hate blaming referees for a loss, but it's hard not to. #MelbDerby
— Josh Damman (@ShortBlokeJosh) February 13, 2016
https://twitter.com/Lucian_Ventris/status/698455804806967297
Two points stolen away by referee incompetence. #MelbDerby
— Joel Hibble (@j_hibble) February 13, 2016
https://twitter.com/gamesrnews/status/698454577834758144
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