Melbourne Victory draw with 10 men after Valadon's first goal

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 2 Nov, 02:02 · Archive

Melbourne Victory drew with Central Coast despite playing 80 minutes with ten men, with midfielder Jordi Valadon scoring his first A-League goal.

Melbourne Victory drew with Central Coast at AAMI Park on Sunday, coming from behind despite playing close to 80 minutes with ten men. Midfielder Jordi Valadon scored his first A-League Men goal in the 75th minute, receiving the ball from Charles Nduka before striking into the top corner from the edge of the 18-yard box.

Valadon had gone 75 games without an A-League goal. "I didn't want to wait that long, obviously, but it's worth the wait in the end, I guess, and hopefully there's more to come," he said. The 23-year-old hoped the performance would spark improvement for Victory, who have not won in the league this season.

Valadon said the draw showed the character and fight the team needed to turn their season around. "It's coming," he said of a first league win. "Today is going to spark something for us - showing that sort of character and fight back with 10." Victory are also competing in the Asian Champions League Two, sitting second in Group E behind Persib.

How it is being reported

• What gives Victory faith tide will turn in A-League MenMelbourne Victory haven't got rolling yet this season, but midfielder Jordi Valadon is confident the tide will turn.The West Australian · 2 Nov, 01:40
• What gives Victory faith tide will turn in A-League MenMelbourne Victory haven't got rolling yet this season, but midfielder Jordi Valadon is confident the tide will turn.Perth Now · 2 Nov, 01:40

In this story: Melbourne Victory · Central Coast · Jordi Valadon · Charles Nduka · Giovanni Savarese · AAMI Park · Persib · Indonesia

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