Newcastle Jets forward Lauren Allan’s stoppage-time strike sealed a dramatic 3-2 win over Brisbane Roar at Perry Park on Sunday night.
The Jets trailed at 1-0 and 2-1 but fought back in the second half to notch a dramatic victory on the road.
Brisbane Roar legend Tameka Yallop scored a first-half brace to move past Sam Kerr into second on the Ninja A-League’s all-time goalscoring leaderboard with the 70th and 71st goals of her Ninja A-League career in a dramatic first-half.
Yallop’s brace bookended an Emma Dundas stunner for the Jets as Brisbane took a 2-1 lead into half-time, but Newcastle midfielder Deven Jackson’s second-half equaliser set the stage for Allan to seal all three points for the Jets deep into added time.
The 3-2 loss extended Brisbane’s winless run to four games; Alex Smith’s side have won just one of their last eight games with their spot in the top six well and truly at risk after 19 rounds. Fifth-placed Brisbane sit just one point ahead of Canberra United in seventh at the end of the weekend’s action.
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Yallop began the game one goal behind Kerr on the Ninja A-League’s all-time goalscoring leaderboard and the Matildas star ended the first half ahead of her international teammate with a brilliant brace.
The Roar forward’s first goal of the game put Brisbane ahead in the seventh minute, taking Yallop’s Ninja A-League goal tally to 70.
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The Jets didn’t take long to get back on level through Emma Dundas and the equalising goal was a beauty struck from well outside the penalty area on the half-volley.
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But just two minutes after restoring parity, the Jets were stung by a second Yallop goal.
The Roar captain matched the quality shown by Dundas just moments prior with a bullet from the edge of the area rattled emphatically into the top-left corner.
Yallop’s second goal of the game took her Ninja A-League career goal tally to 71 – the second-most of any player in the competition’s history behind Canberra United legend Michelle Heyman.
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Brisbane took their 2-1 lead to half-time but after the break, the Jets struck again to level the score at 2-2.
Deven Jackson bagged Newcastle’s second equaliser of the game, beating Roar keeper Keeley Richards to the ball drop to fire into a vacant net.
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There was late drama at Perry Park as Claire Adams latched onto Lauren Allan’s cross to convert what the Jets thought was a go-ahead goal at 3-2 – but the offside flag denied the teenager what might’ve been a match-winning goal.
But just when it looked as though the game would end on level terms, Allan popped up with Newcastle’s all-important third goal, struck in the fifth minute of stoppage time.
