GOLD Coast United coach Miron Bleiberg launched a stinging attack on Melbourne Victory's style of play after his side was defeated 2-0 at AAMI Park yesterday.

Bleiberg made it clear Victory deserved the three points but found the treatment of South Korean forward Sungkil Kim and the challenge that forced the substitution of Bas Van Den Brink hard to take.

Daniel Allsopp of the Victory (L) competes for the ball with Dino Djulbic of Gold Coast. Credit:Getty Images

"I think that the game was bordering between a physical game and, I don't know the next stage, I don't want to use the word 'dirty' but on the border in between. They stretch it to the limit," Bleiberg said after the game.

The Gold Coast coach frequently referred to the first half as "brutal" and a "war", singling out Victory captain Adrian Leijer for specific criticism, ironically suggesting the defender "doesn't work for Australian tourism" in relation to his ongoing battle with Kim.

Unable to get past the physical nature of the contest, in which just two Victory players were booked, Bleiberg complained: "To lose by intimidation, I think that we didn't get a fair chance. You know the whole background, all the rhetoric about Melbourne Victory." He added: "It was dirty. It wasn't the A-League the way I want to see it."