Melbourne Victory to play friendly against Goulburn Valley Suns
MELBOURNE Victory A-League side will play a pre-season friendly against the Victorian Premier League Two team, Goulburn Valley Suns, in Shepparton on September, Saturday 7.
It will be Melbourne Victory’s first encounter with Victoria’s highest-ranked regional football club, facing the Suns at the region’s elite sports precinct, Shepparton Sports City. The match will also see Victory engage with local community clubs as the country’s biggest football Club descends on Greater Shepparton.
Greater Shepparton City Council Mayor, Councillor Shane Sali, highlighted how significant this event is for the region and congratulated everyone who helped achieve this result.
“Our community has a proud football history. This is a huge coup for not only football fanatics to enjoy but for those who enjoy seeing elite sporting talent in our own backyard,” Cr Sali said.
“We are all very excited to see Melbourne Victory play against our own local talent. We pride ourselves on bringing world class events to our region, and this will be no exception. It will be a remarkable experience for our local aspiring footballers to witness some of the best players in Australia.”
Melbourne Victory Managing Director, Caroline Carnegie, said the match once again reaffirms Melbourne Victory’s commitment to representing all Victorians and bringing the world game to regional communities.
“We are thrilled to be working with the Greater Shepparton City Council to bring Melbourne Victory’s Men’s side to Shepparton. Melbourne Victory’s commitment to football in Victoria has been going strong for 20 seasons and the opportunity to bring the Club closer to football fans and players in regional areas is enormously important to us, as football citizens in this state and in our community,” she said.
“Shepparton Sports City is an elite, multi-sport facility that has hosted a range of A-League pre-season and AFC sanctioned matches and we’re looking forward to bringing Melbourne Victory’s A-League Men’s side there for the first time.”
