Mate makes it eight
Melbourne midfielder Mate Duganzdic celebrated his birthday with a brace as the Victory recorded their eighth-straight success over Adelaide United 3-1 at Etihad Stadium, while the Fury finally broke through at home against the Glory.
Dugandzic, 20 last Thursday, staged his own party in his first start for Melbourne, scoring goals in the 17th and 56th minutes, as Melbourne continued its hoodoo over the Reds and notched a fifth win in its past six matches to move temporarily one point clear of Gold Coast at the top of the Hyundai A-League table.
The visitors made their rivals sweat over the final 25 minutes when Adam Hughes pulled one back, but Adrian Leijer added the sealer in the final minute of the game.
Adelaide, which has now only registered six points from their past 15 encounters with Melbourne, remains on 15 points, two games adrift of its rivals.
North Queensland came from behind to defeat Perth Glory 2-1 at Dairy Farmers Stadium on Saturday night.
North Queensland-s Robbie Fowler scored in the 65th minute from sneaky free kick while defender-s backs were turned before Dyron Daal curved a stunning left-foot shot in the 71st minute into the top left of the goal.
Perth-s Victor Sikora slotted home a precision pass in the 24th minute to give his side a first half lead.
It is the first home win of the season for the Fury and only second of the season taking them off the bottom of the ladder while for the Glory it is back to back losses.
In the Westfield W-League, Central Coast Mariners defeated the Newcastle Jets 5-1, the Perth Glory edged out Adelaide United 1-0 and Canberra beat Melbourne Victory 2-0.
In the Youth League games, Sydney thrashed Brisbane Roar 5-0 while Perth defeated the AIS 4-3.