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Melbourne Victorys best regular A-League season result in their history has been tempered by the loss of one of their brightest prospects.Kevin Muscats side were rampant in the final stages of their 6-1 win over Wellington Phoenix on Monday night, scoring four in the final 20 minutes.Besart Berisha scored a hat-trick and Marco Rojas was involved in everything, including two of his own as Victory humbled the Phoenix at Etihad Stadium.The win was Muscats biggest A-League triumph as coach and the biggest in the clubs history - except for their 6-0 grand final defeat of Adelaide United in 2007.But the one player that wasnt involved against Wellington was Sebastian Pasquali, who will be leaving the club in the coming days.The Wangaratta teenager will sign with Dutch club AFC Ajax, one of the worlds best incubators of young elite talent.Its an incredible opportunity for the 16-year-old, who burst onto the scene with a stunning cameo against Juventus in the International Champions Cup in June.He didnt make a start for Victory but impressed in a string of substitute appearances, and set up Victorys injury-time winner over Adelaide United a week earlier.Under A-League rules, he is unable to sign a deal until his 17th birthday, which comes next week.It means Victory has missed out on the chance to fight for Pasquali, who is free to head wherever will take him.While Muscat is disappointed to be losing a midfield talent, and the chance to help nurture the Socceroos prospect in the A-League, he was magnanimous enough to see the other side of the coin.Naturally Sebs not 17 so legally he cant sign a contract with us, he said.Theyre the laws. 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"I just think, right now, the acquisition cost just doesnt work for us right now. I dont know if I can quantify how far off or things like that that they might be but I would say we continue to have dialogue. ATLANTA -- Ted Roof is looking to solve Georgia Techs abysmal rankings in takeaways and third-down stops.Roof, in his fourth season as defensive coordinator, knows those will be keys when the Yellow Jackets play Duke on Saturday.Roof had a record of creating big plays with his aggressive defenses at Minnesota, Auburn and Penn State before his return to Georgia Tech, his alma mater, in 2013.This year has been a struggle. Georgia Techs six takeaways are the fewest in the Atlantic Coast Conference and rank 119th in the nation.Roof, Dukes coach from 2003-07, said his coaching emphasis on creating turnovers is as strong as ever.If I had an answer for you Id give it to you and better yet wed do it, more importantly, Roof said Monday. Weve just got to keep trying. If you just stay after it and stay after it one day it happens and one (turnover) can lead to two and two can lead to three.The Yellow Jackets 126th-ranked third-down defense was a focus of coach Paul Johnsons weekly news conference on Tuesday. Opponents have been successful on almost half of third downs (50 of 101).Weve got to be better on third downs and try to get off the field, Johnson said. Weve beat that horse to death, but thats the bottom line. ... I think if we could be better on third down everything will fall into place and make everything better.Georgia Tech (4-3, 1/3 Atlantic Coast Conference) snapped a streak of three straight losses by beating Georgia Southern 35-24 on Oct. 15. Johnson said the defense made some plays but addedd that two fourth-quarter touchdowns by the Eagles made the score disappointing.ddddddddddddThe Yellow Jackets defense played well in allowing only 31 combined points in wins over Boston College, Mercer and Vanderbilt to open the season.Their defense obviously has some special components about it, said Duke center Austin Davis, who added the defense is overshadowed by the constant focus on Georgia Techs spread-option offense with its triple-option plays.Everyone always thinks Georgia Tech triple option, Davis said. ... Georgia Techs defense doesnt get as much credit as they should.More credit would come with attention-grabbing big plays. So far the defense has three interceptions and three fumble recoveries. Defensive tackle Patrick Gamble has three sacks. No other player has more than one.Roof said hes determined to find ways to create more turnovers.It frustrates you because its such a big component of winning and losing, he said. At the same time youve just got to keep working and stay after it.Saturdays visit from Duke (3-4, 0-3) is crucial for Georgia Techs hopes to salvage its season. The Yellow Jackets play road games against two Top 25 teams the next two weeks -- No. 21 North Carolina and No. 25 Virginia Tech.---AP Sports Writer Joedy McCreary in Durham, North Carolina, contributed to this report.---Online:More AP college football: http://collegefootball.ap.org ' ' '