28 Nov Honda gets rockstar reception after Sydney FC winner

Melbourne Victory marquee man Keisuke Honda was mobbed by a large contingent of Japanese fans following his match-winning goal against Sydney FC on Sunday.

After being fouled in the penalty area, Honda calmly slotted the subsequent spot-kick to hand the Victory all three points in their 2-1 win over the Sky Blues.

The playmaker was greeted by hundreds of Japanese fans as he departed Jubilee Stadium to enter the team bus an hour after the final whistle.

#Scenes! Vision of @kskgroup2017 leaving the stadium earlier 😯 #MVFC #OurVictory pic.twitter.com/S0PFwCGlVl

— Melbourne Victory (@gomvfc) November 25, 2018

Kevin Muscat’s men have won three games on the bounce on the back of Honda's scintillating form – who now has three goals and three assists from five appearances.

Next up for the reigning champions is a home match against Western Sydney Wanderers at AAMI Park on Saturday night.

Honda update, for Kubota – Building Australia.