Ivan Franjic celebrates his goal against Wanderers with Roar teammates. Photo by Matt Roberts Source: Matt Roberts / Getty Images
BRISBANE Roar have condemned Western Sydney to their first loss of the season and in the process knocked the Wanderers off the top of the A-League ladder.
Having not tasted defeat since last season's grand final, the Wanderers were beaten 3-1 by the Roar at Suncorp Stadium on Friday night.
Shocked by an early onslaught that had the hosts 2-0 up after just 19 minutes, the Wanderers failed in their bid to get something from the contest despite dominating for most of the second half.
It was first time the Western Sydney had failed to beat the Roar since joining the competition last year, with the Wanderers having won the previous four matches between the teams.
But Brisbane, inspired by the fit-again Besart Berisha and returning Socceroo Ivan Franjic, weren't to be denied, with substitute Kwame Yeboah sealing the win for the new competition leaders with a powerful stoppage-time strike.
Earlier, the hosts had taken the lead after just five minutes through star striker Berisha, who was playing in his first game since injuring his hamstring in Brisbane's 4-0 thrashing of Sydney FC on October 19.
The Albanian international charged past Wanderers midfielder Mateo Poljak before nut-megging visiting Western Sydney skipper Nikolai Topor-Stanley.
Berisha then let fly with a shot that rebounded off Matthew Spiranovic, who was again preferred to Michael Beauchamp as Topor-Stanley's central defensive partner.
But not to be denied, the A-League's most prolific striker was first to the loose ball and smashed it home past Wanderers goalkeeper Ante Covic.
It was Berisha's 37th goal in just 59 A-League appearances. It was also the first time the Wanderers had conceded a goal in the opening 20 minutes of a match since joining the competition last year.
MATCH CENTRE: ROAR v WANDERERS
The Roar weren't finished and they doubled their lead in the 19th minute through Franjic.
Playing in his 100th A-League match, an unmarked Franjic pounced on the ball before unleashing with a 20-metre strike that was too good for Covic.
It was the continuation of a huge week for Franjic, who edged closer to a spot in Australia's 2014 World Cup squad with an excellent performance in the Socceroos' 1-0 win over Costa Rica on Tuesday night.
Perhaps thinking their job was done, the Roar noticeably took their foot off the pedal and were made to pay in the 28th minute.
Trying to play out from the back, Brisbane defender Jade North passed the ball straight to Wanderers striker Mark Bridge.
One pass later, the ball was at the feet of Brendon Santalab, who dinked the ball over advancing Roar goalkeeper Michael Theo to score his first goal for the Wanderers.
Suddenly it was game on and despite losing star import Shinji Ono to injury in the 42nd minute, the Wanderers finished the half much stronger.
The Roar needed Theo to keep them in the lead on the stroke of half-time after Shannon Cole got the better of young Brisbane fullback Corey Brown.
The Wanderers continued to dominate after the break and were unlucky not to take equalise in the 67th minute when substitute Labinot Haliti hit the woodwork with a header from an Aaron Mooy cross.
Cole was first to the rebound for the Wanderers, but his attempted bicycle kick went wide of the post.
BRISBANE ROAR 3 (Besart Berisha 5m, Ivan Franjic 19m, Kwame Yeboah 90+1m) bt WESTERN SYDNEY WANDERERS 1 (Brendon Santalab 28m) at Suncorp Stadium. Crowd: 19,066. Referee: Strebre Delovski.
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