Thriller ... Victory and Roar players compete for the ball. Source: Salpigtidis George / AAP
A former hero at one A-League club thwarts his old side as Melbourne Victory draw 1-1 with Brisbane Roar - but it wasn't Ange Postecoglou.
Roar goalkeeper Michael Theo, a two-time championship winner at Melbourne Victory before joining Brisbane, steals the show producing several important saves.
Victory coach Postecoglou's hopes of securing a win over his former club were scuttled virtually single-handedly by Theo in a superb goalkeeping performance.
Two important stops from Marco Rojas shots in the first half were followed by a world-class save in the 74th minute to deny Gui Finkler - and what would have been a win for the Victory.
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The Victory totally controlled the opening 20 minutes, with Rojas running amok and the Roar looking clueless.
But the Victory's wobbly defence - their problem all season - found a new and inventive way to leak goals against the run of play after 24 minutes.
Fullback Diogo Ferreira's fresh air swing at a ball across goal gave Roar striker Ben Halloran a half-chance, and he punished the Victory with a superb finish that had evaded them to that point.
The Roar controlled the remainder of the first half and maintained their 1-0 lead to halftime, before the home side equalised four minutes after the break.
Midfielder Mark Milligan's thunderous shot from the edge of the 18-yard-box from a Finkler pass levelled the scores and again changed the momentum of the game.
The Victory had the best chance to win it, but after Finkler brilliantly turned a defender in the box, he was denied by Theo's remarkable one-handed save from point-blank range.
Then Theo stood up again to block Archie Thompson's shot just minutes later, and ensure the Roar a share of the points as their defence held firm under a late match onslaught.
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