- 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wellington Phoenix FC | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | +13 | 50 |
Central Coast Mariners | 25 | 15 | 4 | 6 | +18 | 49 |
Melbourne Victory | 26 | 10 | 12 | 4 | +11 | 42 |
Macarthur FC | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 41 |
Sydney FC | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | +5 | 38 |
Melbourne City FC | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | +11 | 36 |
Western Sydney Wanderers | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | -5 | 34 |
Brisbane Roar | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | -12 | 30 |
Adelaide United | 25 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 29 |
Newcastle Jets | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | -6 | 28 |
Western United | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | -18 | 26 |
Perth Glory | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -17 | 22 |