Melbourne Victory substitute Lleyton Brooks struck deep into stoppage time to earn his side an important point in a 1-1 Melbourne Derby draw with Melbourne City at AAMI Park on Sunday afternoon.
Victory were facing the prospect of a club-first wooden spoon as City opened up a one-goal advantage through a Nick Ansell own goal in the 54th minute before Brooks emerged from the bench to restore parity in the 95th minute of play, ensuring his side moved back above Newcastle Jets into 11th spot on the A-League table.
The stage is set for the A-League 2021 Finals Series, after it was confirmed that the Central Coast Mariners and Brisbane Roar FC will host Elimination Finals next weekend.
The Mariners will take on A-League entrants Macarthur FC in an all-NSW affair on Saturday 12 June at Central Coast Stadium, after downing Western United FC 2-0 in their final league game today to secure third spot on the table.
Sydney FC scored once on either side of half-time to end the regular season on a high with a 2-0 win over Brisbane Roar at Moreton Daily Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
The Roar needed a three-point effort to seal third spot on the table heading into the Finals Series but will instead wait to see if Central Coast Mariners can defeat Western United in the second game of Matchday Saturday to jump above Brisbane on the table.
Sydney FC legend Alex Brosque says Adam Le Fondre's mid-season return has helped the second-placed Sky Blues regain the cutting edge they've lacked since the Englishman's departure at the end of the last A-League season.
The two-time A-League Champion put on his best performance of the current campaign in Sydney's 4-1 win over Adelaide United in Matchweek 23. Le Fondre scored two goals and assisted a third as the reigning Champions notched a fourth-consecutive win to build momentum in pursuit of a third-consecutive A-League title.
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