2011 | SL1 | Sunshine George Cross v Altona Magic

Goalweeky.com report below: (Written by Mem Suleyman)

Dubbed the most hated man in England Kevin Muscat turned 38 on Sunday as he was welcomed back to his boyhood club Sunshine George Cross in front of a strong 1000 plus crowd to once again put on his famous number two shirt. The celebrations started early with the club welcoming new Melbourne Victory Manager Mehmet Durakovic to a lovely pre-game Presidents Luncheon.
But the fairy tale was ruined as a 10 men Altona overran Sunshine to grab their eighth victory of the year. As Muscat started smack bang in the middle of the park it was Altona who opened scoring as Milos Lujic headed home in the 25th minute.
Just before halftime a Sunshine penalty was awarded, who else but the ever reliable Muscat to step up and convert the much needed goal for Sunshine. Remarkable scenes at Chaplin Reserve as the homes fans went wild.
Ten minutes after halftime Altona were reduced to ten men as last man Sime Kovacevic cleaned up Sunshine's Reggie Davani, Muscat stepped up for the free kick which went inches wide. Sunshine were quite confident at this stage but only five minutes later Rini Muriqi put home a scramble in the penalty box as a result of a Altona corner, the home side were shocked.
Sunshine continued to press forward but with no result as Rini Muriqi again found himself on the score sheet, his free kick from out wide missed everyone to make scores 3-1 to Altona at fulltime.
As for Muscat well he was classy and his distribution was good all game. The Muscat buzz was clearly evident after the game as fans flocked for the famous mans signature to his credit Muscat was still signing autographs at Chaplin Reserve until 7:30pm, a big tick for Australian football.

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