David Villa saves Melbourne City with late equaliser

Sydney: Spanish star David Villa rescued a 1-1 draw for Melbourne City with his second goal in two Australian A-League games on Sunday.

The World Cup winner struck a fabulous equaliser from the edge of the box in the 87th minute to share the points with the Newcastle Jets.

Villa, who is on a 10-game loan from New York City, earned Melbourne City a draw against Sydney FC with a debut A-League the previous weekend.

"He needs only a little moment," City`s Dutch coach John van`t Schip said of Villa, who played the entire game after coming on as a second-half substitute in Sydney last week.

"He`s always going to be dangerous and find spaces.

"We had a plan of trying to keep him on the pitch as long as possible... so it`s very good he played 90 minutes."

The Jets Ecuador striker Edson Montano had threatened to upstage Villa, breaking the deadlock with a bullet-like header in the 62nd minute.

Perth Glory lead after the opening two rounds following a late 3-2 win over defending champions Brisbane Roar at home on Sunday.

Glory`s new Irish striker Andy Keogh clinched victory with his second goal of the game in stoppage time after converting a 49th-minute penalty.

Keogh now has three goals for Glory and shapes as an early contender for this season`s golden boot.

The loss left Brisbane Roar pointless after the opening two games along with AFC Champions League finalists Western Sydney Wanderers, who lost 3-2 to Sydney FC in the Sydney derby on Saturday.

Wanderers have home advantage in the first leg of the ACL final against Saudi Arabia`s Al Hilal next Saturday.