PERFORMANCE OF THE WEEKEND - MELBOURNE VICTORY

In what was one of the biggest Melbourne Derby's ever, not only was there a plethora of yellow cards, there was some excellent football as well.

The Victory played a strong game of football and barely allowed their opponents anything, narrowing their chances in front of goal. 

They moved forward well too, using the attacking third far more effectively than their opponents and giving them the edge overall.

Despite having less possession than their opponents, Melbourne Victory made it count as they carved out a well crafted win against City.

While both teams came into this match with form, it was City who had the most to lose as they would slip below their city rivals.

Having been down from the first match up this season, Victory were keen to rebound and did so well.

Although they conceded just after the first 15 minutes, they responded less than 10 minutes later with an excellent Marco Rojas goal and that set the momentum for the game.

Despite having the lion's share of posession, there was little impact on the Melbourne Victory defence as City could only manage four shots on target all game.

Melbourne City certainly pushed forward well and were challenging Victory but they were certainly up to it, absorbing the pressure well before clearing out.

Besart Berisha was in less clinical form than last week but still put in some heavy pressure up front, unleasing several threatening shots.

James Troisi and Marco Rojas were also moving well up front and also released a few shots, most of which forced the keeper into action.

Berisha finally made his pressure pay later on when he slotted home the winner for Victory after an assist from Rojas.

The result saw Melbourne Victory leap frog City into second place and that was something that had certainly given the derby a heightened sense of tension.

Victory looked the stronger team on the night and their excellent effort on the night and their new found table position means they are our performance of the weekend.

PLAYER OF THE WEEKEND - DANNY VUKOVIC

This has probably been a while coming but this week was more so Danny Vukovic's than any other. 

People will be talking about "that save" for a few weeks to come now and maybe by the end of the season we will be talking about countless other Danny Vukovic heroics.

Vukovic has been a huge part of Sydney remaining undefeated so far this season and his excellence between the sticks has been praised by many and this weekend was a stand out.

He's also shown he's not afraid to step up and lead, having given Michael Zullo a piece of his mind after a close call in the Sydney defence. He certainly has a lot of character and that was on full display in this match.

He was left almost completely helpess as Perth opened the scoring, with the Sydney defence allowing too much space for Adam Taggart to finish.

His save in the second half was the major talking point however, with a Rostyn Griffiths header forcing the keeper to change angle, mid-leap and parry the ball away from the net.

The athleticism and reactions were extraordinary and at such a crucial point of the game, could have seen Perth find a draw or even a win at home.

The save set the tone however though and Sydney found their third just five minutes later to put the game away. 

Vukovic stood out during this round in a way that very few others did. He has continued to be a force for Sydney and gets our player of the weekend.

GOAL OF THE WEEKEND - DIMITRI PETRATOS

We've seen some impressive free kicks this season so far but Petratos may have taken the cake this week with his effort.

Playing away from home, they were still the likely favourites to win. Unfortunately, it was a very small crowd that turned out to watch this goal, however the 6,000 attendees were certainly given a treat.

Both teams had put in some good early pressure but a free kick just outside the box saw Dimitri Petratos standing over the ball.

He may have spotted Paul Izzo standing in the dead centre of his goal despite his eight man wall and simply shot it into the far, top right hand corner of the goal.

He left Izzo desperately trying to leap back at the ball but the speed and accuracy of the ball was simply too much and the ball sailed into the back of the net easily.

Whilst a moving ball can make a spectacular goal, there's something about a beautiful set piece goal that makes it far more special.

Coming off the back of an assist last week and our goal of the weekend this round, Petratos is sitting in pretty good form at the moment.

FLOP OF THE WEEKEND - PERTH GLORY

They may have started the game well but the way they conceded almost seconds after resuming play may give you an indication that Perth didn't turn up like they needed to.

When you're taking on the top team in the competition on your home turf, you know a solid effort could be highly rewarding but unfortunately for Perth, they couldn't quite get it right.

Whilst they appeared to be playing quite well in a bland first half, they were quickly turned upside down in the second.

A cross in the 55th minute saw Bobo find space to release a shot following some poor marking and just five minutes later Perth conceded from a header. 

They may have been unlucky to see a Rostyn Griffiths header saved incredibly by Vukovic but they lack of effort beyond that showed.

The ease in which Bobo found space for the third goal was embarassing and showed that Perth still have some serious work to do despite their defensive talents. Even after receiving the ball no one put too much pressure on him and he slotted cooly past Liam Reddy.

The final goal simply again showed the laziness of the Perth defence as they took down Bernie Ibini in far less than necessary circumstances.

Sydney FC didn't play particularly well but were still able to get the job done easily thanks to the disappointing performance of Perth.

They have been one of the most inconsistent peformers this season and this weekend, they were simply not as their best.