SYDNEY, May 1 (Reuters) - Teenage substitute Awer Mabil, a former refugee now playing professionally in Australia, scored three minutes from full time to give Adelaide City a 2-1 win over the Brisbane Roar in the first playoff match of the A-League post-season.
Mabil, who migrated to Australia less than a decade ago after living in an African refugee camp, came off the bench and struck the winner in the 87th minute.
The result sent Adelaide into next week's semi-finals, against Sydney FC, while knocking out Brisbane, the defending champions who had won three of the last four championships.