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On that March afternoon - the stands emptied of all but friends and family as the scope of the COVID-19 pandemic began to become apparent - Steph Catley’s 15th-minute strike powered City over Sydney and to its fourth W-League title in five seasons; the Matildas’ star captaining an XI that featured ten senior internationals and had set new records for domination in the proceeding season.
Thursday was the first meeting between the two foes since and, with the last-minute determination that the surface of Frank Holohan Soccer Complex was unsafe, proceedings once again took place behind-closed-doors at AAMI Park.
W-League crowd culture under the spotlight after bottles thrown in Melbourne derby
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There has been a lot of discussion about male fan behaviour at women s football this week after a Victory fan threw a bottle at Melbourne City goalkeeper Teagan Micah during a W-League match on Sunday.
The fan was part of an A-League active group that had attended the last two Victory W-League fixtures, sitting separately from the women s Victory Vikings group and acting on their own accord.
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Melbourne City goalkeeper Teagan Micah removes a can thrown onto the pitch during the round four W-League football match at Epping Stadium. (Photo by Graham Denholm/Getty Images)
In a remarkable turnaround Melbourne City handed Melbourne Victory their first defeat of the W-League season in an incident-packed thriller at Epping Stadium. But the finale to the 3-2 win was marred by a lengthy delay in the closing minutes because Victory supporters hurled abuse and bottles at City goalkeeper Teagan Micah, who had produced some excellent saves to deny Victory as they pressed for a stoppage time leveller.