Kosta Barbarouses' 90th-minute strike earned three points for Melbourne Victory in Tuesday's 1-0 Asian Champions League Group F win over Kawasaki Frontale, while the Kashima Antlers remained top of Group H with a 1-1 home draw to Sydney FC.
Barbarouses decided the action-packed tie in a nifty combination with Terry Antonis, who chested down a pass on the right to his teammate. Barbarouses then fired home at the near post in a game that saw both teams rattling the post and bar and forcing good saves and blocks for 90 minutes.
Frontale created the bulk of the first-half scoring opportunities and then withstood the Victory's onslaught as the game wound down. But minutes shy of a draw, the visitors were left ruing their missed opportunities.