Jets gun down Victory in Sleepy Hollow

The second round of the pre-season cup saw the Melbourne Victory go down to Newcastle in their only home game of their pre-season campaign 1-0 at Skilled Stadium in Geelong in front of approximately 8,500 fans. Unfortunately I didn't attend the game as I was otherwise occupied. For a full match report, click here. The match saw the debut of Carlos Hernandez for the Victory as he came on for the last twenty minutes of play. Victory's pre-season campaign continues next week in Darwin against Perth Glory and should see the return of Archie Thompson from Australia's failed Asian Cup campaign. Also there is news that Melbourne is about to sign a Brazilian striker as backup to Allsopp and Thompson. Stay tuned for further developments.