The Asian Friendlies Wrap

The Asian Friendlies Wrap

Melbourne are heading back to Australia after there pre-season friendlies against CSL teams Tianjin and Guangzhou, both ended as 2-1 defeats.

Guangzhou Vs. Melbourne
In the first warm up game Merrick experimented with a mixture of youth and experience, he gave everyone a go in the warm and humid climate in China. There were heaps of positives to come out of this game, such as Mitchell Langerak put in a good shift making some good saves and Broxham’s brilliant free kick, which was our only goal.
The negatives of the match were that Steven Pace and Ney Fabiano both got injured. Pace went to hospital with a dislocated shoulder and Fabiano rolled his ankle.

Tianjin Vs. Melbourne
In the second friendly it was more of the same, everyone getting a run. Archie was sent off after 10 minutes controversially for ‘dissent’. Other than that it was similar to the match against Guangzhou, ended 2-1, this time Ward scored.

I Haven’t found any video footage for this match so if anyone finds a clip can you please share it with us.

For a more in depth look into the matches you can click here and here

Category: Melbourne Victory Team News

Tags: Archie Thompson, Ernie Merrick, Guangzhou, Leigh Broxham, Melbourne Victory Team News, Melbourne Victory Teams News, Mitchell Langerak, Ney Fabiano, Nicky Ward, Steven Pace, Tianjin

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