SYDNEY (AP) Brisbane striker Besart Berisha scored two goals in a 2-1 win over Adelaide United to help the Roar increase their first-place lead in Australia's A-League.
Adelaide led 1-0 after seven minutes when Osama Malik headed home from close range after a corner kick. Berisha leveled with a penalty in the 21st minute before his fifth goal of the season in the 72nd gave Brisbane its seventh win in nine matches.
The second-place Western Sydney Wanderers drew 1-1 with the Melbourne Heart and fell five points behind the Roar. David Williams scored in the 38th minute for the Heart before Aaron Mooy leveled for the Wanderers just before halftime.
Sydney FC, playing without the hamstring-sore former Juventus star Alessandro Del Piero, missed a chance to take over second place when it lost 1-0 to the Central Coast Mariners. Daniel McBreen scored for the Mariners in the 26th minute.
Brisbane coach Mike Mulvey said his side was fortunate to pick up three points.