Soccer Recap: Melbourne Finds Playoff Glory Versus Viera

By Team Reports Feb 6, 2025, 10:19am

Soccer Recap: Melbourne vs. Viera

It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Melbourne had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Viera Hawks a 2-0 shutout. That's the fourth time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 3-3 last Wednesday.

Serge Dalgalarrando and Parker Rathjen scored both of Melbourne's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 11 goals.

Melbourne is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4-1 record this season. As for Viera, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-5-1.

Melbourne will challenge Wiregrass Ranch at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Melbourne comes in on four and Wiregrass Ranch on three. Viera does not have any more games scheduled as of now.

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