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Friday Night, It Begins! -
The 2013 A-League Finals Series kicks-off at Melbourne’s Etihad Stadium this weekend as the Victory play host to Perth Glory on Friday Night. After a year long hiatus, Victory is back playing in the finals and will be out to continue their season with a win against the Glory in this do or die fixture. If Perth, last year’s beaten grand finalist, are to claim their maiden A-League crown they will have to do it against teams that finished higher than them on the ladder and all away from home. It will be a tough task for the Glory but they will be delighted to start their finals campaign against a team they beat away from home only two weeks ago. For Melbourne this is a chance to get back into the swing of the finals in front of a big home crowd at the Etihad. Perth did it the hard way to qualifying for the finals with a hard thought 1-1 draw with Adelaide United last weekend. Needing a point to claim the final spot in this year’s finals, Perth was caught in a mountain of pressure as Adelaide equalized in the first minute of injury time. With literally [...]
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