Matt McKay scored the winner for Queensland Roar against Perth Glory while A-League Champions Melbourne Victory hosted Central Coast Mariners.

The Roar dominated the early exchanges with Danny Tiatto testing Glory keeper Tommi Tomich early on and minutes later another Tiatto shot was saved after the rebound was met by Roar striker Ante Milicic.

Against the run of play it was Jamie Harnwell who opened the scoring for the home side after good lead up work from Perth skipper Simon Colosimo's neat pass allowed Harnwell to poke the ball home.

The goal provided some life for the game with Billy Celeski testing Roar keeper Liam Reddy from 25 yards before the Queenslander's responded in the 21st minute after a defensive mix-up allowed defender Josh McCloughan in for his first ever A-League goal.

In a case of deja vu for the two sides Matt McKay popped up in the 85th minute after Ante Milicic worked his well into the box and McKay pounced on the loose ball to drill a right footed shot past Tommi Tomich.

The Glory were unlucky not to snatch a late equaliser in the dying moments when skipper Simon Colosimo's effort crashed off the right hand post and the Roar held on for the win

Champions Melbourne Victory remain winless in season three following a 0-0 stalemate against table toppers Central Coast Mariners at the Telstra Dome.

The match did not live up to the thrilling 3-3 draw the two sides played out last season but there were plenty of chances, however the game was marred by an injury to Melbourne striker who has suspected broken ribs and Mariners forward Sasho Petrovski who suffered a first half ankle injury.

The tempo was good earlier on with Adam Kwasnik looking dangerous for the Mariners with Adrian Caceres, Allsopp and Thompson making several surging runs for the home side.

In the tenth minute Allsopp forced a corner for the Victory after a neat pass from strike partner Thompson found the Socceroo with Allsopp firing a shot at Vukovic in the Mariners goal.

Kwasnik stepped up after the loss of Petrovski who had several chances only for the crossbar to deny the Mariners forward.

Victory looked most dangerous from its corners with defender Roddy Vargas and skipper Kevin Muscat missing headers.

The second-half injury time dismissal for Mariners skipper Tony Vidmar made for a nervous finish but the Victory were unable to capitalise and the score remained 0-0 at the full-time whistle.

SBS