Five defenders feature in the A-League Team of the Week for Matchweek 19, presented by Bunnings Warehouse.
Melbourne City defeated Newcastle Jets 3-1 in the first game of the Matchweek before three consecutive 0-0 draws took place between Friday and Saturday night.
The Sydney Derby was then to follow, with five goals finding the back of the net in a 3-2 Western Sydney Wanderers win over Sydney FC.
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A horror defensive lapse has stalled Melbourne City s A-League push as Macarthur came from behind to secure a 1-1 draw at Campbelltown Stadium.
The ladder leaders - fresh off a 7-0 win that ultimately cost Melbourne Victory coach Grant Brebner his job - found goals much harder to come by in Sydney s west and then paid dearly for some sloppy marking up.
Up 1-0 and seemingly with the game under control, a Scott Jamieson throw-in near the Bulls goal precipitated a series of events in the 77th minute the visitors will quickly want to forget.
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Ben Halloran s nonchalant back-heeled volley scored against Macarthur FC was adjudged Goal of Matchweek 16 Alex Brosque.
The Sydney FC legend chose the Adelaide United winger s goal for both the audacity of the finish and the confidence of the assist, which Joshua Cavallo fired into the box from the left flank on the volley.
Halloran - perhaps thinking he was offside - attacked the ball casually, flicking it past Adam Federici into the back of the net. But a VAR check found Mark Milligan keeping him onside, as Halloran wrapped up all three points for the Reds in an impressive 3-1 victory.
Opposition Focus: Season so far
The Royals have been one of the most consistently performing teams in the Championship this season, but risk falling at the final hurdle and missing out on a Play-Off place altogether. Reading currently sit in 7th position, achieving 19 wins, nine draws and 13 defeats so far during the campaign. With 66 points to their name, the Royals find themselves five points adrift of 6th place Barnsley and 5th place AFC Bournemouth, both of whom currently sit on 71 points with five league matches of the season remaining.
Veljko Paunović, who replaced Mark Bowen just before the start of the campaign, has taken Reading from being an outside shot to serious promotion contenders, with his side having performed excellently for the majority of the campaign. An eight-match unbeaten run at the beginning of the term saw the Royals occupy top spot until early November, and they have steadily kept the pace at the upper end of the divisional standings ever since. Remarka