Newcastle striker Apostolos Stamatelopoulos has denied heavyweights Melbourne Victory the three points with a clinical header in a drama-filled 1-1 A-League Men draw.
Lamenting two missed penalties in the first half, Stamatelopoulos finally opened the account for the Jets in the 88th minute at McDonald Jones Stadium on Saturday.
The hosts were looking all but certain to walk away in defeat after Victory goalkeeper Paul Izzo spectacularly denied Stamatelopoulos after skipper Roderick Miranda had scored in the 20th minute.
Left vulnerable after teammate Damien Da Silva was shown the yellow card for a handball in the penalty area, Izzo stood tall when he stepped up to meet Newcastle's leading goalscorer.
He boldly dived left to deny Stamatelopoulos then was made to redo the penalty save after VAR found he had encroached his mark.
Making the most of his second chance, Stamatelopoulos smashed the ball to the right but Izzo could not be bamboozled and read the play perfectly.
Stamatelopoulos continued to pepper the goal alongside Dane Ingham and Thomas Aquilina while fresh legs came in the form of Archie Goodwin in the 70th minute.
Goodwin broke free of the Victory defence but shot way over the crossover before being found offside at 86 minutes.
Stamatelopoulos finally found reward for effort after a perfectly-delivered cross from the 19-year-old gave him a shot that Izzo could not deny.
"We need to look hard in the mirror because that's pathetic," a frustrated Izzo told Channel 10 after the match.
"We can't keep throwing away these points and expecting to be champions.
"That's not how champions do it."
Jets goalkeeper Ryan Scott flaunted his class at the other end, denying Ben Folami, Nishan Velupillay and Miranda in the 19th minute in quick succession.
But Miranda remained dogged, timing his run to perfection to receive a corner and score his first goal since April 2022 - leaving Scott undeniably livid on the pitch.
Melbourne remained the only unbeaten team in the league, having now avoided defeat in 15 matches.
Still, coach Tony Popovic will be lamenting Saturday's result after having been forced to settle for three 1-all draws since their round-11 triumph over Perth Glory