Oriol Riera's penalty miss cost Western Sydney Wanderers all three points at the Etihad Stadium on Monday as Melbourne Victory earned a 1-1 draw.
Riera had given the visitors the lead just after the half hour in Melbourne as he converted a slick move involving Raul Llorente and Alvaro Cejudo with a neat header.
However, the striker missed a spot kick in the closing minutes of the first period after being made to wait by a VAR decision on whether referee Peter Green had made the right call.
The official was vindicated and perpetrator Rhys Williams was duly booked but, after a three-minute wait, Riera could not punish him further as Lawrence Thomas saved down to his right.
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