Substitute Nick D'Agostino has the game's final say, snatching an equaliser in the 81st minute, before Melbourne City's Socceroo striker Jamie Maclaren is sent off in added time.
The Melbourne derby has returned to its brilliant best with Melbourne City and Melbourne Victory fighting out a dramatic 2-2 draw at AAMI Park.Melbourne City scores twice in three minutes to take a second-half leadCity, the reigning A-League Men champions who were without Mat Leckie, received a shock to the system when Francesco Margiotta powered Victory in front after 12 minutes.
Substitute Nick D'Agostino had the game's final say on the counter, snatching an equaliser in the 81st minute, while Maclaren was sent off in the 96th. The Socceroo whipped the ball across the face of goal and Maclaren slid in with his left foot to score. Both teams had chances to win it at the death but couldn't break through, while Maclaren bizarrely received a straight red card after a duel with Jason Geria.Earlier, Central Coast captain Oliver Bozanic hailed his side's work ethic after two second-half goals sealed a hard-fought 2-0 win over Western Sydney, heaping more pressure on under-fire Wanderers boss Carl Robinson.
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