- Dylan Wenzel-Halls - 37', 78'
- Jay O'Shea - 45'
- Nathan Konstandopoulos - 82'
Wenzel-Halls helps Roar go top with win over Adelaide
Dylan Wenzel-Halls propelled Brisbane Roar to the top of the A-League, scoring an excellent brace in an impressive 3-1 win over Adelaide United.
Wenzel-Halls headed home in the 37th minute with teammate Jay O'Shea doubling the lead with a cracking long-range strike eight minutes later at Redcliffe's Dolphin Stadium.
The young forward snared his brace in the 78th minute, before Adelaide's Nathan Konstandopoulos pulled back a goal four minutes later.
The win, Brisbane's third on the bounce, drew them level with Central Coast - who play on Sunday evening - on points and goal difference but ahead on goals scored.
Adelaide had a nervous start when goalkeeper James Delianov was forced to save teammate Jordan Elsey's own-goal-bound header after just six minutes.
Reds teen sensation Mohamed Toure dragged a shot wide in the 25th minute and 12 minutes later the Roar struck.
Jack Hingert whipped a cross into the near post with Wenzel-Halls attacking the ball hard to head home.
Less than a minute later, Roar defender Corey Brown's sharp intervention stopped Ben Halloran delivering an immediate response.
Then, in the 45th, Brisbane struck again, with O'Shea ripping a tremendous long-range strike into the top corner.
Wenzel-Halls was everywhere throughout the match, firing wide in the 76th minute and earning his brace just two minutes later.
The young gun cut around Elsey and cracked a dipping shot towards Delianov, who fumbled the ball through for a goal.
Adelaide then snared a late consolation goal when Konstandopoulos lashed home a low strike from distance.
There was a silver lining for the Reds, with young gun Al Hassan-Toure returning from a long stint on the sidelines as a second-half substitute.
Game Information
Australian A-League Men Standings
Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Auckland FC | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 9 |
Melbourne Victory | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +3 | 7 |
Sydney FC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 6 |
Melbourne City FC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
Adelaide United | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 |
Wellington Phoenix FC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Macarthur FC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +3 | 3 |
Newcastle Jets | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Central Coast Mariners | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Western United | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
Western Sydney Wanderers | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
Perth Glory | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -7 | 1 |
Brisbane Roar | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 |