Brisbane Roar have spoiled Melbourne Victory's homecoming party and snared their first points of the A-League season with a feisty 3-1 win at AAMI Park.
Scott McDonald opened the scoring in the 16th minute, before Victory recruit Callum McManaman equalised with a stunning solo effort in the 24th.
But Victory paid the price for static defending when Macaulay Gillesphey headed the excellent Roar in front from in the 60th minute, before Dylan Wenzel-Halls iced the win in the 79th.
Victory hadn't played at their home ground since February and in Grant Brebner's first A-League game since taking the reins full-time, they looked a far more aggressive and energetic outfit - with a plethora of new faces.
But despite the home side's lively start in front of a boisterous home crowd, Brisbane drew first blood.
Roar fullback Corey Brown evaded Storm Roux's sliding tackle, just kept the ball in and cut it back to Dylan Wenzel-Halls, whose floating goal-bound shot was volleyed in by McDonald.
The linesman initially flagged McDonald offside but following a VAR review, the Roar veteran was shown to be kept onside by Victory's Nick Ansell.
Eight minutes later, Brisbane youngster Rahmat Akbari slipped while attempting to receive a pass from defence and McManaman pounced.
The winger took off, jinked around Brisbane's Riku Danzaki and cut a sizzling left-footed strike into the top corner.
In the 34th minute, Ansell's towering header hit the base of the post - while seven minutes later Victory had appeals for a penalty waved away.
Roar defender Jack Hingert had blocked Jake Brimmer's goal-bound header, with Victory players arguing the ball had hit his arm - but to no avail.
Victory signing Rudy Gestede entered the game in the 56th minute - but it was Brisbane who took the lead minutes later when Gillesphey leapt highest at a corner to head home.
Victory's night was further soured when Marco Rojas - who had pulled up sore in the first half - limped off in the 72nd minute with an apparent hamstring injury.
Seven minutes later, Tom Aldred hoofed the ball out of defence, with Wenzel-Halls running onto it, cutting left around Ansell then back onto his right foot and finishing coolly to secure all three points.
