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A Chris Ikonomidis thunderbolt in the 31st minute put Perth ahead in Wednesday night s clash, but a Glory own goal and Maclaren s strikes either side of half-time sent City on their way.
The result extends City s lead at the top of the ladder to six points, and they have a game in hand on second-placed Central Coast and third-placed Sydney.
Glory are now 10 points adrift of sixth spot and face a huge battle to make the finals.
Maclaren spent the first two seasons of his A-League career at Glory but he left after being starved of starting opportunities.
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The Newcastle Jets continued their road trip in Melbourne against the high flying Melbourne City, their first home fixture since that fateful night two weeks ago.
A high octane press from the City blues was met by a stoic Newcastle defence as Nabbout dazzled in the heart of the forward-line, with City continuing their destruction of teams in the competition with a comfortable 3-1 victory at home.
The second half blitz from Melbourne City is a sight we are all used to as the floodgates opened following a rare yet tidy finish from Scott Jamieson. Jamie Maclaren later added their third as Newcastle looked sluggish and dejected when moving the ball within the heart of the midfield, yet they grabbed a consolation goal through soon to be Wanderer Steven Ugarkovic, capitalising off some poor ball mov
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Leckie told beIN Sports earlier this month of his decision to part company with Hertha Berlin at season’s end, adding that rejoining the competition he left a decade ago was a real possibility.
The 30-year-old ex-Adelaide United prodigy turned Socceroos linchpin sees Australia as a safe haven from the coronavirus and perfect for his family, as he moves into the autumn of a hugely successful career.
It’s believed Melbourne Victory and Western United are also suitors, but City are best placed to seal his signature.
The title-chasers are so keen to net Leckie there is even the chance of a contract being agreed prior to the end of the current window on May 10.
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Melbourne City forward Andrew Nabbout scored the Goal of Matchweek 17 in his side s memorable 7-0 win over Melbourne Victory on Saturday night.
City s Melbourne Derby delight was kick-started by Andrew Nabbout s wonder goal to open the scoring in the 11th-minute of play.
Fast-forward to 2020/21, and a contest with Victory presented the now-City star with the opportunity to put that particular skill on show once more, beating goalkeeper Matt Acton with a shot bent off his right boot on the left wing into the opposite top corner of goal.
Nabbout received the ball from Connor Metcalfe out wide, and sized up his defender - Victory full-back Storm Roux. He drove toward the byline, as Roux offered the space to play the ball into the box from a tight angle.