Words: Matt Tilby
Images: Andrew Shaw

Brisbane City have kept pace with the top four after an absorbing 3-2 win over Moreton Bay United at Wolter Park on Saturday night.

The home side started brightest but went behind, after Carter Glockner took full advantage of some poor defensive awareness to score the opening goal just ten minutes in.

The Jets bombarded the goal in the rest of the first half but couldn’t find their reward, being stopped multiple times by City keeper Bon Scott.

Moreton Bay’s equalised in the second half, with a goal from Riley Campbell, but City hit them with a sucker punch, as two goals in two minutes – from Mitchell Hore and Simon Biel – swung the match back in their favour.

The Jets got one back in injury time through Riley Campbell’s second of the game, but it would prove to be only a consolation.

The win sees Brisbane City just one point outside the top four, overtaking Moreton Bay who are just one point behind.

Key Moments

1’ - CHANCE FOR JETS – Forward Jacob Mitchell’s cross from the byline finds Kyusub Bang six yards out, but Bon Scott parries his close-range shot.

10’ - GOAL FOR CITY – Carter Glockner races on to defender Jacob Mitchell’s attempted header back to keeper Joshua Laguda and fires home, on an angle from 10 yards.

27’ - CHANCE FOR JETS – Jayke Cushieri’s fierce, low drive from 20 yards is tipped round the post by Bon Scott.

38’ - CHANCE FOR JETS – Donggyu Lee wins the ball 30 yards out, turns and hits a left-foot shot, seemingly bound for the top corner, until Bon Scott tips it round the post.

42’ - CHANCE FOR JETS – Captain Alex Janovsky beats one man and tries his lucky from 20 yards, but is just wide of the City post.

50’ - CHANCE FOR JETS – Donggyu Lee hits a rising, angled shot from just eight yards out, but Bon Scott tips it over the crossbar.

62’ - GOAL FOR JETS – Stephen Green whips in a low cross from the Jets right and Riley Campbell slides in to deflect it past Scott from six yards.

65’ - GOAL FOR CITY – City broke down their left and crossed from the byline, finding Mitchell Hore six yards out who tucked it away.

66’ - GOAL FOR CITY – Simon Biel beats two Jets defenders and curled a superb shot past keeper Joshua Laguda to give City a two-goal lead.

83’ - CHANCE FOR JETS – Stephen Green’s cross is met by Jets’ substitute Jordan Dozzi but his header loops wide.

90’+3 - GOAL FOR JETS – Another Stephen Green cross from the Jets right is fired home by Riley Campbell from six yards.

Match Details

Playstation 4 NPL Queensland Season 2017 – Round 8
Saturday, 22 April
Wolter Park, Albany Creek

Moreton Bay United FC – 2 (Riley CAMPBELL 62’, 90’+3)
Brisbane City FC – 3 (Carter GLOCKNER 10’, Mitchell HORE 65’, Simon BIEL 66’)

Referee – Adam KERSEY
Assistant – James SHERRY
Assistant – Renae COGHILL
4th Official – Thomas NAFZGER