Brisbane Roar were denied the 2015-16 A-League Premiers’ Plate after a 0-0 draw with Melbourne Victory earlier tonight.
An edgy back-and-forth contest saw Brisbane pinning the Victorians back for much of the 90 minutes in search of 2015-16 silverware. The reigning A-League champions attempted to hurt the Roar on the counter-attack, but many ventures forward ended after disjointed passing or an offside run.
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The visitors came agonisingly close just before the hour-mark when Jamie Maclaren was put through on goal, however, Lawrence Thomas produced a magnificent low save. The Victory would also come just inches away from stealing the win, when Oliver Bozanic’s deflected shot went just over the bar.
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A nail-biting end to the match saw Thomas again produce an unbelievable point-black save against James Donachie and Thomas Broich also missing from inside the box, seeing the match end as a draw to the delight of Adelaide United.
Here are some of the best reactions from Twitter:
To the @AdelaideUnited fans… Your welcome hahaha #MVCvBRI #MVFC 😂
— John Pantazis (@MR_H8MANU) April 9, 2016
Australia's number one shot stopper, @lawrencet92 Congrats brother !!! @gomvfc #MVCvBRI #MVFC
— Johnie Markov (@JohnieMarkov) April 9, 2016
Lawrence Thomas is an absolute legend! @gomvfc #MVCvBRI
— Loz13 (@LauraItalia13) April 9, 2016
Muscat should be extremely proud of this squad – the 'back-ups' just took everything the would-be premiers could dish. #MVCvBRI
— The Broadcast Booth (@TBB_AUS) April 9, 2016
Such an intense game – great stuff. Well played Victory, Geria excellent, Lawrence Thomas outstanding. #MVCvBRI
— Ned Zelic (@NedZelic) April 9, 2016
One of the best 0:0 draws I've ever watched! So tense. #MVCvBRI @ALeague
— Brendan (@hoppysquire) April 9, 2016
Don't worry Lawrence Thomas, I'll buy you as many drinks as you want next time you in Adelaide #MVCvBRI #ALeague @gomvfc @AdelaideUnited
— Benito Carbone (@_BenitoCarbone) April 9, 2016
https://twitter.com/DoctorIMatt/status/718763108739579904
Ironically these were modelled after Lawrence Thomas' own set #MVCvBRI pic.twitter.com/3QVZTYqPVb
— Stuart Fazakerley (@stuartfaz) April 9, 2016
When football has a game like #MVCvBRI with an ending as nail biting, I do appreciate the heart palpitations.
— Mr Alesich (@MisterAlesich) April 9, 2016
@brisbaneroar won in every way except the bit about beating @lawrencet92 in goals. I'm furious but that was quality goalkeeping #MVCvBRI
— Vanessa Gray (@Vanessa_Gray_8) April 9, 2016
So close😵 Great effort from the boys, really unlucky at the end. #GoRoar #proud👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 #MVCvBRI
— Jean Carlos (@jcsolorzano11) April 9, 2016
I wasn't aware there were so many Brisbane Roar haters on Twitter until tonight.#MVCvBRI
— Matt Not Front (@MattiusBackius) April 9, 2016
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