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Melbourne Victory beat rotated FC Seoul 3-0 in ACL2
Melbourne Victory beat FC Seoul 3-0 in an AFC Champions League Two group match in Melbourne, Australia.
Guillermo May opened the scoring in the 63rd minute, and Santos and Jordi Valadon added goals.
Seoul rested many first-choice players as it focuses on a possible South Korean league title this weekend.
The result leaves Seoul with two losses and bottom of Group E, while Victory has one win and one draw.
The win gives Victory a lift after its Australia Cup final loss and keeps it unbeaten in the Asian competition.
Victory next plays Wellington in its opening A-League Men fixture on Sunday, while Seoul could secure the K League 1 title if results go its way this weekend.
Melbourne Victory beat FC Seoul 3-0 in their ACL2 Group E match in Melbourne.
Guillermo May opened the scoring in the 63rd minute, with Santos and Jordi Valadon adding goals.
The defeat was Seoul’s second in a row in the competition, leaving the team bottom of the group with no points.
Seoul fielded a heavily rotated side while preparing for a chance to secure the K League 1 title.
Victory moved to four points after one win and one draw.
- Who
- Melbourne Victory and FC Seoul.
- What
- Melbourne Victory won 3-0 in an ACL2 Group E match.
- When
- October 14, 2026.
- Where
- Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, also known as AAMI Park, in Melbourne, Australia.
- Why
- Seoul rotated its squad while focusing on its domestic title race; Victory sought to recover from its Australia Cup defeat.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
FC Seoul lost 0-1 at home to Persib Bandung in its ACL2 opening match.
Melbourne Victory lost the Australia Cup final to South Melbourne on penalties after a 1-1 draw.
Melbourne Victory beat FC Seoul 3-0 in Melbourne.
Guillermo May scored Melbourne Victory’s opening goal.
Santos scored Victory’s second goal.
Jordi Valadon scored Victory’s third goal.
- Final score
- Melbourne Victory 3, FC Seoul 0
- Opening goal
- Guillermo May, 63rd minute
- Victory’s other scorers
- Santos and Jordi Valadon
- Seoul’s ACL2 record
- Two losses in two matches
- Victory’s ACL2 record
- One win and one draw; four points
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A BIG 3 points secured 👊