The grand final of the A-League will be played on Sunday at AAMI Park in Melbourne with a spectator capacity of at least 50 percent in order to win Melbourne City’s first title.
Although Melbourne City has acquired the host rights for the playoff game against Sydney FC, there was a possibility that the game would be relocated to another state due to Covid-19 implications.
However, during the final from its original one Date on Saturday evening was moved one day to Sunday 4 p.m., it will remain in AAMI Park after negotiations between A-League officials and the Victorian government.
With a full AAMI Park for 29,500 fans, up to 14,750 spectators will be able to attend admitted to the decision on Sunday.
A-League commissioner Greg O’Rourke thanked the Victorian government for helping the game to be played in Melbourne after the semi-finals last weekend due to it Time restrictions had to be moved to Sydney.
« Melbourne City is right to have a grand finale at home in front of a noisy crowd, while we hope that with the evolving COVID-19 restrictions in Victoria and NSW as many Sydney FC fans as possible will be there to make it an exciting opportunity.
« The kick-off is on Sunday afternoon good for families and I’m sure the tickets will be bought quickly as both teams will try to make history by winning the grand finale. «
There was a suggestion to postpone the game by a week to allow players from both teams who are in quarantine after representing the Socceroos in World Cup qualifiers to play.
The decision is just a reward for Premier’s Plate winners Melbourne City, who won by A League officials was forced to play the semi-finals against Macarthur FC in Sydney last Sunday, despite the club preferring to leave it at AAMI Park even though it would have been empty.
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