A-League's Top 10 last-gasp winners

EXCLUSIVE: It's that day of eternal regret when you left the stadium early to beat the rush – that moment when the final kick of the ball breaks hearts and creates legends. Last weekend's A-League action saw two games decided in injury-time thanks to late goals from the Mariners’ Mitchell Duke and Ranko Despotovic for Sydney FC. We thought we’d countdown the best last-gasp winners over the course of the A-League. Do Duke and Despotovic’s goals rank among the Top 10?

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4. NICK CARLE

Newcastle Jets v Adelaide United (2-1), EnergyAustralia Stadium, Round 10, 2006-07

As well as being a 90th minute winner, this goal from Nick Carle has to go down as one of the best goals in A-League historyl. Vaughan Coveny put the Jets in the lead mid-way through the first-half but it was shortly cancelled out by Carl Veart’s spot-kick. The Jets were only bottom a few weeks prior to this encounter, but Gary van Egmond’s men were able to secure a third consecutive win thanks to Carle’s solo effort. The midfielder ran almost the length of the field, dribbling with ease past the United players, before a sweet left-footed strike found its way into the back of the net to steal a late victory.