Gold Coast joins Sydney FC on top
Gold Coast United compounded the Roar's misery and revived their own season after claiming the Queensland derby 1-0 at Suncorp Stadium.
Gold Coast striker Joel Porter's first half tap-in was enough as United hung on for their first win in five matches, promoting them to equal second spot behind Sydney.
The win also maintains United's early bragging rights over the Roar, having won the clubs' maiden derby 3-1 in the opening round.
Striker Daniel McBreen netted a 75th minute header to secure North Queensland a 1-1 draw with the Central Coast Mariners at Bluetongue Stadium in Gosford on Sunday.
McBreen capitalised on some poor Mariners defence from a corner to head the equaliser past Mariners goalkeeper Danny Vukovic.
The Mariners looked on track to score a crucial home victory when striker Matt Simon netted the second quickest goal in Hyundai A-League history.
Simon pounced on a poor back pass from former Mariner Chris Tadrosse and lashed a powerful shot past Fury goalkeeper Paul Henderson after only 14 seconds.
It was a dream start for a Mariners team desperate for a home win after a disappointing performance against Sydney on Monday, but Fury found plenty of fight to take a share of the points.
In the Westfield W-League a sharp second half display saw Central Coast Mariners score a 2-0 win over Adelaide in their Round 2 clash at Bluetongue Stadium in Gosford.
In the other match Brisbane Roar opened their Westfield W-League away campaign with a hard-fought 1-0 win over Melbourne Victory.