Pleasure then pain as Roar’s attack silenced

They’ve gone from a goal glut to drought and Brisbane Roar faced more disappointment after netting the ball twice against the Jets.

Riku Danzaki of the Roar celebrates before his goal is disallowed against Newcastle Jets Picture: Getty Images

Brisbane Roar have lost their goalscoring mojo after being kept scoreless for the second match in a row in Sunday’s 0-0 draw with the Newcastle Jets at Dolphin Stadium in Redcliffe.

Having scored 13 times in a four-match winning streak that at one stage had them on top of the A-League ladder, the Roar’s goals have suddenly dried up.

Beaten 2-0 at home last Tuesday night by Macarthur FC, Brisbane again lacked penetration, and a knockout blow, against the resilient Jets. The Roar have dropped to third on the table, five points behind leaders Central Coast and one point adrift of second-placed Macarthur.

In their first game since the permanent appointment of Craig Deans as coach, the seventh-placed Jets moved to eight points from eight matches.

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The Roar thought they had taken the lead in the 37th minute through Riku Danzaki, who headed the ball into the net from close range. However assistant referee Ashley Beecham ruled the ball had floated out of play in the build-up before striker Scott McDonald was able direct it into the path of the Japanese midfielder.

There was more frustration for Danzaki in the 59th minute when he again had the ball in the net only to be correctly ruled off-side.

“If we want to be where we want to be, we’ve got to take our chances and score goals,” frustrated Roar skipper Tom Aldred told Fox Sports.

The game had promised so much more in the build-up. Two of the competition’s most exciting players – the Roar’s Dylan Wenzel-Halls and Newcastle’s Valentino Yuel – went head-to-head.

The pair this season had scored nine goals between them – Wenzel-Halls five and Yuel four. Both had their chances.

Wenzel-Halls forced a good save out of Jets goalkeeper Jack Duncan in the 39th minute. It was Yuel’s turn three minutes later to show his worth with a fierce long-distance strike that had Roar goalkeeper Jamie Young beaten before smashing into the post. In the end neither could add to their tally.

Earlier, goals five minutes on either side of halftime by Matt Simon and Oliver Bozanic gave the Mariners a 2-0 win over Wellington Phoenix in Wollongong.

NCA Newswire