Melbourne Victory’s deadline to respond to show-cause notice looms as police hunt pitch invaders

The A-League Men’s club could be hit with heavy sanctions for the behaviour of their fans

Melbourne Victory have until Wednesday morning to respond to a show-cause notice issued to the club as the search for those involved in the shocking scenes that blighted Saturday’s Melbourne derby continues.

In their submission to Football Australia, the A-League Men’s club will have to show why they should escape heavy sanctions for the behaviour of their fans, who stormed on to the AAMI Park pitch, leaving a player, the match official and a camera operator injured, and causing the match to be abandoned.

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