Roar squander three-goal lead
Brisbane Roar squandered a three-goal lead to lose 4-3 to Adelaide United, where they finished with nine men.
The visitors had Dane Ingham and keeper Jamie Young sent off in the second half at Coopers Stadium, and contrived to throw away what had looked a sure-fire win.
They led the Reds 3-0 when Adam Taggart drilled a low shot beyond the dive of keeper Paul Izzo two minutes before the break. And they also had a one-man advantage, with Adelaide having had Ken Ilso sent off after just nine minutes.
The Dane was given a straight red card by referee Alex King, after catching Brisbane captain Matt McKay on the shin.
The situation got steadily worse for Adelaide for the next half hour, first when Henrique was slipped through by Taggart and rounded Izzo to give the Roar a 22nd-minute lead.
Dylan Wenzel Halls notched his first A-League goal 16 minutes later, finishing decisively after the ball ricocheted off Ryan Strain.
Taggart's long-range effort increased United's hurt, but they grabbed a lifeline in first-half injury time when Isaias netted from a free-kick.
Their hopes increased with the Roar had Ingham dismissed for a second bookable offence.
The sending-off was a needless one, for kicking the ball away, while Young's minutes later was clear-cut as he took out Craig Goodwin when he rushed out of his penalty area.
Now with a man advantage of their own, Adelaide's belief increased when Goodwin made it 3-2, following up after his free-kick was blocked by the wall.
Goodwin's 75th-minute cross gave George Blackwood the chance to nod past substitute keeper Brendan White and level the scores.
United completed their comeback deep in stoppage time, Nikola Mileusnic heading past White from fellow substitute Carlo Armiento's cross.
Brisbane Roar are 7/2 to win their next game against Sydney FC, who are 8/11 with the draw 14/5.
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Brisbane Roar squandered a three-goal lead to lose 4-3 to Adelaide United, where they finished with nine men.
The visitors had Dane Ingham and keeper Jamie Young sent off in the second half at Coopers Stadium, and contrived to throw away what had looked a sure-fire win.
They led the Reds 3-0 when Adam Taggart drilled a low shot beyond the dive of keeper Paul Izzo two minutes before the break. And they also had a one-man advantage, with Adelaide having had Ken Ilso sent off after just nine minutes.
The Dane was given a straight red card by referee Alex King, after catching Brisbane captain Matt McKay on the shin.
The situation got steadily worse for Adelaide for the next half hour, first when Henrique was slipped through by Taggart and rounded Izzo to give the Roar a 22nd-minute lead.
Dylan Wenzel Halls notched his first A-League goal 16 minutes later, finishing decisively after the ball ricocheted off Ryan Strain.
Taggart's long-range effort increased United's hurt, but they grabbed a lifeline in first-half injury time when Isaias netted from a free-kick.
Their hopes increased with the Roar had Ingham dismissed for a second bookable offence.
The sending-off was a needless one, for kicking the ball away, while Young's minutes later was clear-cut as he took out Craig Goodwin when he rushed out of his penalty area.
Now with a man advantage of their own, Adelaide's belief increased when Goodwin made it 3-2, following up after his free-kick was blocked by the wall.
Goodwin's 75th-minute cross gave George Blackwood the chance to nod past substitute keeper Brendan White and level the scores.
United completed their comeback deep in stoppage time, Nikola Mileusnic heading past White from fellow substitute Carlo Armiento's cross.
Brisbane Roar are 7/2 to win their next game against Sydney FC, who are 8/11 with the draw 14/5.
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Source: bet365.com
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