Reds too hot for Victory Soccer Sport October 3, 2013 - 6:09PM The impressive Adelaide United notched its second pre-season win in Melbourne in six days when it beat Melbourne Victory 2-1 in another behind-closed-doors friendly at AAMI Park on Thursday afternoon. Victory skipper Mark Milligan, a substitute at the start of the second half, limped off just over half an hour later with a knock to the knee. But Victory officials said the injury was not serious and he will be able to join the Socceroos in France next week. Last Friday the Reds defeated Melbourne Heart by the same score. This defeat means Victory has lost three of its four pre-season clashes with A-League teams (it has also been beaten by Newcastle and Brisbane), with its sole win coming against the Western Sydney Wanderers last Sunday. Adelaide hit the front midway through the first half after Victory failed to deal with a routine cross from the right by Daniel Bowles. The ball bobbled between defenders and fell to Adelaide's Argentine striker Jeronimo Neumann, who kept cool and slotted home. To that point Adelaide had looked comfortable enough in possession but it was Victory which had created the better chances. Both sides made changes in the second half, Milligan and Gui Finkler coming on for Victory in place of Leigh Broxham and Mitch Nichols, while Jeronimo gave way to teenager Awer Mabil. James Troisi almost set up Conor Pain for an equaliser after he won the ball off Mabil, threading a pass through to the forward who pushed his shot wide with just Eugene Galekovic to beat. But it was Adelaide which was more ruthless in front of goal and doubled its advantage in the 72nd minute after Mabil got clear on the left and floated a cross to the far post, which was met by another of Adelaide's new signings, Tarek Elrich, who converted. Kosta Barbarouses pulled one back but it was not enough.