Seventh-placed Brisbane Roar moved into fourth spot on the A-League ladder when they beat fifth-ranked Central Coast Mariners 3-2 away at Bluetongue Stadium in Gosford this evening.
The Mariners trailed 2-0 and then 2-1 at the interval before coming back to 2-2 with just 14 minutes remaining.
But, a strike in injury time following a free-kick gave Brisbane the three points.
Tommy Oar put the visitors ahead when he controlled a cross from the right - which was headed on by a defender - on the far side of the box and cut inside to beat the keeper with a shot on his ‘wrong’ right foot.
Sergio Van Dijk added the second with a stunning left-footed drive from outside the box on the right.
A terrible mistake by Craig Moore 10 minutes before the interval gifted the Mariners a goal and put them back in the hunt.
A Brisbane defender played the ball back to his keeper, Griffin McMaster, who played it out to Moore. The Brisbane captain tried to play the ball back to McMaster but mis-timed the pass and Nick Travis intercepted and beat the keeper with ease.
Dylan McCallister made it 2-2 in the 76th minute when a corner was headed into the box and over McMaster to McCallister, who nodded home from point-blank range.
With a draw seemingly inevitable, the visitors stole it at the end after Predrag Bojic conceded a free-kick wide on the right.
The ball was curled into the box and when a defender headed it clear it fell to Matt McKay, who hammered home the winner from just outside the box.
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