Tara Murray
Melton Phoenix’s brave Australia Cup campaign came to an end on Wednesday night against St Albans Saints.
One of the lowest ranked sides still in the competition, the Phoenix came into the match against the National Premier League side as a massive underdog.
It took the Saints until the 26th minute to score, with the side able to add another two before half time.
The Saints would score another one early in the second half, before Matthew Farrugia got one back for the Phoenix.
The going was made even tougher for the Phoenix when Lachlan Stafford received a red card after his second yellow card leaving them with 10 men.
The Saints would then pile on another three goals to seal the 7-1 win.
The Phoenix will be back in action on Saturday in the FV state league 5 competition, when they travel to Ballarat to face Ballarat.
