Brisbane's win over Melbourne Victory was one of the league's best performances. Source: Graham Denholm / Getty Images
BRISBANE Roar has moved seven points clear at the top of the A-League ladder courtesy of a sublime display of football against Melbourne Victory at AAMI Park.
Carrying on with the form displayed in its 5-2 Boxing Day thrashing of Sydney FC, the Roar weathered a bright Victory start to defeat the hosts 3-0 thanks to goals from Liam Miller, Matt McKay and Dimitri Petratos.
The win was Brisbane's first in Melbourne over the Victory since September 28, 2008, and well and truly established them as A-League title favourites.
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Rubbing further salt in the Victory's wounds was the second-half dismissal of defender Adrian Leijer for his second booking after being bamboozled by the Roar's slick Brazilian attacker Henrique.
But the result had been already put beyond doubt by the visitors, who were leading 3-0 when Leijer was shown the red card by referee Kris Griffiths-Jones.
Each of the Roar's goals came at the end of slick passing movements that left a Victory defence minus its injured Chilean leader Pablo Contreras hopelessly outclassed.
Despite the Victory having the best of the opening 10 minutes, including a chance that former Roar star Kosta Barbarouses should have scored, Brisbane took control soon after to continue to defy the injury-enforced absence of their leading marksman and the A-League's best striker Besart Berisha.
Liam Miller finished off one of the best moves the A-League's ever seen. Source: Getty Images
The Roar's first goal in the 28th minute was one for the ages. In a movement that included more than 20 passes and stretched the ragged Victory from one side of the field to the other, former Irish international Miller produced a classy finish after being found by Brisbane's brilliant German star Thomas Broich.
The Roar thought they had a penalty soon after when a Miller shot hit the hand of Leijer, but referee Griffiths-Jones waved play on.
Not that it mattered, with Brisbane going on with the job after half-time.
They doubled their lead 10 minutes into the second half, with Miller and Henrique setting up McKay, who finished sweetly to score his first goal of the season.
Matt McKay was rewarded for a lung-busting display. Source: Getty Images
The Socceroos utility should have scored again minutes later but somehow failed to hit the target from the edge of the six-yard box.
But Brisbane got their third in the 67th minute, with Miller finding Petratos, who scored his fourth goal in two matches with a shot that was too good for Victory keeper Nathan Coe.
Dimitri Petratos put the icing on the cake. Source: Getty Images
Leijer's send off a minute later completed a miserable night for the hosts and the majority of the 23,121-strong crowd.
It was also a night to forget for the Victory's former Roar star Mitch Nichols, who was replaced at half-time by Jimmy Jeggo.
Nichols wasn't himself and was obviously affected by the Victory refusing to sell him to Japanese club Cerezo Osaka.
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