NYL wrap: Victory earns draw in Brisbane

Melbourne Victory held on for a 3-3 draw against Brisbane Roar in its Foxtel National Youth League opener on Sunday.

Early goals from Pierce Waring and Lucas Derrick had Victory in control at Spencer Park in a clash pushed back a day due to weather.

Aleksandar Stanisavljevic made it 3-0 before the break, but Roar staged a second-half comeback in humid conditions.

Shannon Brady and Nicholas D'Agostino pulled goals back, and the latter had a penalty saved by Victory goalkeeper Stephen Hatzikourtis.

But Dane Ingham ensured the spoils were shared with his 75th-minute equaliser.

Victory coach Gareth Naven praised his team for adapting to the game being delayed, and was satisfied with the performance.

"Brisbane are a possession-based team, try to dominate possession a lot, and at times that's fine," he said.

"But creating chances from that domination of possession is another thing and our boys were quite good – at times – at defending and counter-attacking quite well, which all three goals came from those situations which was positive."

Victory's next outing is a clash at home to rivals City at Lakeside Stadium on Saturday.