Brisbane Roar reclaimed their spot on the A-League summit with a come from behind 2-1 win against the Newcastle Jets earlier this evening.
From the opening whistle it was clear that the Jets had come to give the title contenders a fight. A tightly contested first-half saw Dimitri Petratos come the closest to scoring for either side, yet at the break the scoreline remained at 0-0.
It was only minutes into the second-half when the game sprang to life, however, with a long-range Jets strike deemed to have been handled inside the box by Jade North, allowing Leonardo to open the scoring from the penalty spot.
The lead would last only until Nigel Boogaard saw yet another red card in the 66th minute and Henrique also converted from the spot. With the numerical advantage it was no surprise that the hosts took a decisive lead soon after through Thomas Broich.
Here are some of the best reactions to come from Twitter after the result:
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Both penalties were 50.50 calls IMO. Red card was harsh. With Corona there is no need to be upset. Henrique saves us AGAIN. Broich. #BRIvNEW
— (not) Brisbane Roar (@Brisbane_Roar) April 3, 2016
Bit more difficult than it needed to be. Again. #BRIvNEW
— Axel Bruns (@snurb_dot_info) April 3, 2016
Job done. Well done @brisbaneroar. Not the prettiest win but on we march!! 👊👊 #BRIvNEW #GoRoar
— Finsta (@Finsta1) April 3, 2016
The newly developed maturity in Petratos game is clear to see. Previously he would have shot wildly, now he keeps the ball for team #BRIvNEW
— Brendan Da Costa (@BrendanDaCosta) April 3, 2016
Once…twice…three times….four? You would think the Jets would of learnt their lesson by now. #BRIvNEW
— Footy Analysis (@footyanalysis) April 3, 2016
Exactly why you should never sit back with ten men. It's gotta be all or nothing #BRIvNEW #selfdestruction
— Adam Trombetta (@adamtrombetta) April 3, 2016
Not often you hear a footballer work "regression to the mean" into post-match comments. Well done @thomas_broich22 #BRIvNEW
— LadyMitzi von Sport (@Ubermich) April 3, 2016
https://twitter.com/UBET/status/716551079874273281
Jamie Young up on the capo stand chanting with The Den. Legend #BRIvNEW
— Jaimee Lee (@charma_10) April 3, 2016
Oh well, not to be #BRIvNEW. At least there’s improvement each week @NewcastleJetsFC! Bit devo only 1 more game but at least it’s #F3Derby
— Josie B (@TempGauge) April 3, 2016
Don't blame it on the linesman
Don't blame it on the keeper
Don't blame it on Strebre
Blame it on the Boogaard
(Cred 2 @Ben_Ben_ ) #BRIvNEW— Ashley Schultz (@schultz576) April 3, 2016
This is a great premiers plate race #BRIvNEW #PERvMCY
— Blake (@blake_1986) April 3, 2016
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