Brisbane Roar 2-2 Melbourne City

Brisbane Roar did just enough to remain atop Conference A in Saturday’s other fixture, after sharing the spoils with a visiting Melbourne City at AJ Kelly Park.

As has been a feature of their success this year, Roar’s senior listed players came up big for them as they raced to an early two-goal lead over the visitors; Jack Hingert setting up Jai Ingham for the opener in the 14th minute.

Ingham was on the scoresheet just over ten minutes later, firing home to make it 2-0 to the men in orange.

Still looking for their first win of the 2019/20 season and coming off a defeat in the youth Melbourne Derby, visiting City needed to respond quickly and did so in the 31st minute when striker Moudi Najjar headed home from close range.

Only some fine goalkeeping from Macklin Freke denied the City striker an equaliser three minutes later.

Nonetheless, despite Ingham, Kai Trewin and Izaack Powell all having subsequent chances to put their side ahead, it was Najjar that found the next breakthrough when he found the net in the 73rd minute to secure his side a point.

Perth Glory 2-2 Melbourne Victory

The prize was also split in Conference A’s other fixture, with Glory and Victory playing out a spirited 2-2 draw at Dorrien Gardens on Sunday afternoon.

With neither side able to break-through for the all-important opener in the first half – Jackson Lee putting in a fine performance between the sticks for the hosts – it was second-half substitute Nishan Velupillay that broke the deadlock after firing home for Victory in the 47th minute.

Down a goal, the hosts rallied and were back to level pegging in the 56th minute when Charlie Leech found enough space on the edge of the penalty area to fire off a shot and make it 1-1.

Glory substitute Ciaran Bramwell then put Glory ahead when, from a similar position as Leech, he sent home a left-footed effort two minutes past the hour mark.

One of the most impressive performers for Victory so far this campaign, Luis Lawrie-Lattanzio was on hand to salvage the contests late, however, when he turned in a low cross from Velupillay for both his first goal in a navy blue shirt and the equaliser.

Newcastle Jets 3-5 Sydney FC

Whereas the rest of round seven’s games were somewhat demure when judged by the madcap standards of the 2019/20 Y-League season, the Jets and Sky Blues did their part to add to the insanity in the weekend’s final match at the No.2 Sportsground.

Bailey Wells put the host Jets ahead after 15 minutes of play when he struck from just outside the penalty area, only for Marco Tilio to respond for Sydney FC in the 31st minute to restore parity and record his eighth goal of the season.

The Jets, however, were able to head into the dressing rooms with a 2-1 lead after Blake Archibold, somehow, snuck an effort from an intensely acute angle into the net in the 42nd minute.

Alas for the hosts, that lead lasted all of a single minute in the second stanza, with Jaiden Kucharski scoring in the 46th minute. Further pain was piled on by Kucharski when he popped up in the 57th minute to give his side the lead.

A penalty won and converted by Jack Simmons in the 73rd minute brought the Jets back level and gave the game some life, but goals from Ben Koop in the 87th and Cameron Peupion in the 95th minutes came too late for them to orchestrate another comeback.

The win from the Harboursiders sets up a huge match with Central Coast this Sunday. Part of Sydney FC’s W, A and Y-League tripleheader, a win by either side would put them in the box seat in the race for Conference supremacy and a berth in the 2019/20 Y-League Grand Final.