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Tommy Oar came off the bench to set up Brisbane’s 88th-minute winner in a 3-2 home victory on Saturday night that all but ends Sydney FC’s A-League finals hopes.
Filip Holoskos’ second put the Sky Blues level with three minutes remaining, but straight from the restart, the Roar conjured up a brilliant match-winner.
Corona found McClaren on the left flank, who played in Oar and his perfect centre enabled super sub Henrique to side-foot home an open goal and send the 14,897 crowd at Suncorp Stadium into raptures.
The Roar go top with the victory that came with another goal from Jamie Maclaren, his 18th of the season, after Holosko had given the visitors an early lead.
The Sky Blues now sit six points adrift of sixth-placed Melbourne Victory with two games remaining.
They must now win both games and hope the Victory, who have a six goals better goal difference, lose their remaining fixtures.
The opener came against the run of play in the 24th minute, when Slovakian Holosko played a slick one-two with Matt Simon on the edge of the box.
He was a little fortunate that Jade North’s tackle ricochet back and perfectly into his path, before he fired low into the corner leaving Jamie Young with no chance.
Brisbane got back into the game with a touch of fortune two minutes after the half-hour mark.
Brandon Borello seemed to control the ball with his arm but, as defender Ali Abbas half-appealed, the Roar flanker nudged the ball back to Dimitri Petratos who fired home with his left foot.
Four minutes later, man-of-the-match Petratos curled a fantastic ball from the right flank away from the goalkeeper and perfectly into the path of Maclaren at the back post who side-footed home a left-foot volley.
Eight minutes into the second half, Sydney were almost level on terms when Abbas saw a superb free kick from 25 yards come back off the post with Young beaten.
It wasn’t until the 87th minute when a hopeful free kick into the box was seized upon by Holosko who fired home with his left foot.
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