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26-second readSouth Melbourne defeat Melbourne Victory 4-3 on penalties (1-1 aet) to cap night of celebration and become first non-A-League club to win the cup Sign up for Football Desk Australia: our newsletter from Jonathan Wilson It was remarkable.
It featured the type of grandstand finish one dare not suggest as a possibility beforehand, lest you be dismissed for self-indulgence.
And when South Melbourne emerged as champions of the Australia Cup after a heart-stopping penalty shootout, what was left was pure magic distilled into one of the great nights in the history of Australian domestic football.
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South Melbourne defeat Melbourne Victory 4-3 on penalties (1-1 aet) to cap night of celebration and become first non-A-League club to win the cup Sign up for Football Desk Australia: our newsletter from Jonathan Wilson It was remarkable.
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