Roar Krusing

Queensland Roar 1 Melbourne Victory 0

Is the Victory's season over?

Maybe, but The Roar are the on up. The Queensland crowd sensed it you felt at the end of the game. This was a big big win.

And without Craig Moore, Danny Tiatto and Michael Zullo

There wasn't much in it, but the young Robbie Kruse did what Socceroos Archie Thompson and Danny Allsopp couldn't do. He scored.

The Roar came out of the blocks flying. The pace of Farina's men rattled a Melbourne side without chief organiser and whistle blower Kevin Muscat.

Matty Kemp was stressed early by the pace of Robbie Kruse.

Massimo Murdocha couldn't find a forward in attack, but he was more clinical at the other end.

Archie six goals Thompson missed a perfect Murdocha through ball, I know he plays for the Roar, okay back pass...and Archie missed another sitter later on.

The Roar were flying. Pace from Reinaldo, Robbie Kruse and in your face Matt Mackay were running the show.

And then Kruse scored. He picked it up deep, ran at the soft-centred Melbourne defence and curled one past Theolokitos the Victory keeper.

But Theo saved the next one from Matty Mackay and you just thought it might be important.

Craig Moore, who is having a fantastic season, went off injured.

After 22 minutes Adrian Caceres put in possibly Victory's first cross of the season and things were looking up.

Carlos Hernandez was ineffectual in the first half, or rubbish, depending on your preference.

But suddenly as the half went on the Roar slowed and Victory had a sniff. Danny Allsopp was linking well.

Ernie Merrick sent out his most attacking line-up of the season in the second half.

Leandro Love on. Hernandez, Caceres, Thompson and Allsopp.

And Victory pushed on.

Archie crossed superbly and Allsopp missed an open goal.

The Roar fans were loud.

Robbie Kruse was superb, is he better than Michael Zullo? I think so.

Kruse twisted and turned and tormented whoever came near him. In fact he seems to be having a much bigger impact than his highly-rated Nurnberg mate, Dario Vidosic and the left-sided Spase Dilveski when they were with The Roar last year.

Carlos Hernandex hit the post. So did Robbie Kruse.

A great game. The Roar edged it, but for Victory another set of missed chances and if you don't score you don't win, or even draw.

The crowd sensed this season is going to be about them. I'd love to see The Roar in Asia, never mind in the final four.

The Victory have know Kruse, Zullo or even a Minniecon. The structure is wrong. Their wing men. Caceres and "Sure touch" Love are producing enough. Caceres is confident but doesn't really cause much damage. Love, well he looks overawed.

What now Ernie? We played well, but didn't score?

I would agree. And on such things your season turns. In the last three games Victory gained a point. Against the Mariners, Sydney and even tonight the Victory with a little luck and finishing could have taken nine.

Queensland won two games at home in row for their first time ever. 17,000 tonight. As word spreads it could be 20,000 next time.