# Victory VAR controversy unpacked, will Juan Mata stay or go, best penalty shootout ever? | Download Ep 26

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Published: 2026-05-04T06:50:02+00:00
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Rashid Mahazi and Naum Sekulovski join Jake Barker-Daish to discuss all the biggest news and views from the Isuzu UTE A-League elimination finals, including Sydney's AAMI Park smash & grab, the controversial VAR decisions that went against Melbourne Victory, an all time great penalty shootout in Auckland, season reviews for both Victory and Melbourne City, and plenty more. To see more Official Isuzu UTE A-League and Ninja A-League coverage - https://aleagues.com.au CHAPTERS: 0:00 Intro 1:13 Sydney's smash & grab at AAMI Park 4:45 Are Sydney getting enough credit for their performance? 6:15 Harrison Devenish-Meares's dominant game 8:36 Is Devenish-Meares a World Cup smokey? 9:24 The Jason Davidson non-penalty decision 11:18 The Santos penalty overturned by VAR 15:13 Melbourne Victory season review 16:13 Will Juan Mata stay or go? 18:16 Other out of contract players 21:25 Will Victory retain Arthur Diles? 22:48 Was Auckland v City the best penalty shootout ever? 24:08 Sam Cosgrove playing through ankle ligament injury 25:32 Can Auckland beat Adelaide with an injured Sam Cosgrove? 26:05 Melbourne City season review 29:21 City dominate Ninja A-League Melbourne Derby semi-final 31:35 Audience Questions - If Lolley, Tisserand and Alex Grant are fit, are Sydney a genuine threat? 32:27 Have City retrieved Marcus Younis from Callan Elliott's pocket? 33:08 Semi-final

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