Preston Lions celebrated a 3:1 win over Altona Magic in the derby between the best Macedonian clubs in Australia.

Round 7 of the Victorian State League Division 1 North-West featured a big derby for the Macedonian community in Australia. Early in the morning at 09.30 CET, Altona Magic hosted Preston Lions at the Paisley Park Soccer Complex. The visitors took the lead after just 7 minutes of play when striker Stuart Nicholson went around the keeper and scored. The home side managed to tie the score through Habib Musa and the game was tied at halftime with that 1:1 score.

In the second half, the Lions were better and used their chances to net two goals. Nicholson was brought down in the box and Lorenzo Carbone successfully converted the penalty. Then, in the final minute, Preston secured the points as Kingsley Njoku scored to complete the final at 3:1.

Before this round, Altona topped the table and was the only undefeated side. They had four wins and two draws before suffering their first loss today. Preston moved up one place to the 5th spot with their win on Saturday.

This league features one more Macedonian community club, the fourth-placed Sydenham Park. This round they celebrated a lone goal win over Keilor Park.