“It’s not something that you ever want to expect to see on a football pitch,” said Melbourne Victory coach Tony Popovic.
Popovic grew up in Australian football starring in the old NSL with Sydney United before moving on to the Socceroos and captaining English Premier League club Crystal Palace then coming home to build a successful coaching career.Popovic was shocked by the violent acts of some crowd members when approximately 150 people from Victory’s active supporter area stormed onto the field in the Melbourne Derby against Melbourne City at AAMI Park.
The Victory knows every win will be vital for them heading into the second half of the season as they could be battling to stay in the finals race if they lose points from their season record. The Victory are ready to get back to business on Boxing Day and Popovic said his team wanted to represent the club’s 23,000 members who will be denied many chances to watch the team live by the actions of those 150 supporters.
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