WESTERN United have absorbed an early goal to come from behind and record a dramatic 3-2 win over a ten-man Brisbane Roar outfit at Moreton Daily Stadium in A-League Men action.<\/p>\n
Down early thanks to Juan Lescano’s marker in the first 180 seconds, United quickly capitalised on Roar keeper Jordan Holmes’ dismissal half-an-hour in, through Adisu Bayew’s 35th-minute equaliser.<\/p>\n
The lead was then secured when Scott Neville inadvertently put the ball in his own net in the 58th and doubled in the 83rd through Aleksandar Prijovic.<\/p>\n
Forced to defend against a furiously finishing Roar, United then did enough to ensure Jay O’Shea’s 88th-minute penalty was a consolation.<\/p>\n
The win moved United level on points with Melbourne City atop the ALM table but John Aloisi’s side possesses a game in hand ahead of a clash with Central Coast in Ballarat at Mars Stadium next week.<\/p>\n
A bright start wasted, Roar remains second from the bottom and will host Wellington midweek.<\/p>\n
After United keeper Jamie Young coughed the ball up under Jack Hingert’s pressure, Lescano put Roar ahead early with an easy finish.<\/p>\n
But a turning point arrived on the half-hour mark when Holmes was shown a straight red card for charging out of his area and bringing down Lachie Wales.<\/p>\n
After struggling to create shots on goal despite their high possession – albeit with two goals disallowed for offside – United took advantage as Bayew netted his first-ever ALM goal when he headed in a Ben Garrcucio corner.<\/p>\n
Despite his side starting the second half brightly, Neville unwittingly knocked a Wales cross into his own net early in the second stanza to put Roar in a 2-1 hole.<\/p>\n
Prijovic then capitalised on a napping defence to head home a quickly taken free kick by Leo Lacroix to make it 3-1 late in the game.<\/p>\n
Inspired by substitute Cyrus Dehmie, Roar tried to fight back but couldn’t add to O’Shea’s spot-kick.<\/p>\n
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