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AKRON, Ohio -- Jason Day wanted to expand his lead Saturday in the Bridgestone Invitational.He was happy just to keep a share of it.Spraying tee shots all over Firestone, Day spent most of the afternoon scrambling for par until he made a 35-foot birdie putt on the 15th hole that settled him down in a hard-earned round of 1-under 69 to share the lead with Scott Piercy.I felt like Mr. Havercamp out of Caddyshack trying to find his golf ball and not knowing where the golf hole goes, Day said.But he could find the bottom of the cup, including three par putts of at least 8 feet.Piercy, coming off a runner-up finish in the U.S. Open two weeks ago at Oakmont, quickly tied Day for the lead with an eagle on the par-5 second hole and was flawless until the final hole. He had a 1-shot lead until pulling his tee shot into the left rough, running a low shot through the green and into a back bunker, and having to scramble just to escape with a bogey and a 67.They were at 5-under 205, the highest 54-hole score at this World Golf Championship since 2007.Only nine players remained under par, and given the firm conditions of Firestone, Day believes all of them have a chance.David Lingmerth of Sweden had a 69 and was 1 shot behind. The big move Saturday belonged to U.S. Open champion Dustin Johnson, who hits it a long way and has a short memory.After warming up on the range, Johnson said he was ready for a great round of golf, adding that Im due. The smile suggested he did recall that he played decently at Oakmont two weeks ago.Johnson was 5 under through 11 holes and closing in on the lead when he played final seven holes in 1 over for a 66. Still, that was enough to get him to 2-under 208, 3 shots behind, along with Charl Schwartzel (67) and William McGirt (70).Justin Thomas and Emiliano Grillo, buddies from their junior golf days, were another shot back. Thomas was in much better position until his wedge shot found the water on the par-5 16th, and his fifth shot after a penalty drop nearly went in for a par. Thomas then missed a 4-foot putt for double-bogey.The 16th also got the best of Jordan Spieth in a big way.Spieth was starting to make putts when he debated whether to hit 3-wood on the 654-yard 16th hole, thinking he could keep it away from the water and try to make his birdie from the rough. He played it smartly instead by laying up, only it didnt quite work out that way.His third shot came up just short and into the water. His next shot went over the green and he couldnt get up and down, making triple-bogey.Spieth said his caddie talked him out of the 3-wood, and he agreed.The big number only comes into play with a 3-wood, he said. It really was the right decision. Its just funny how we talked about it like that.Spieth had another 71 and was 5 shots behind.Piercy had no such issues. He holed a bunker shot on the second hole for eagle and didnt have any stress in his round except for the 35-foot par putt he holed from the back fringe on the 14th hole. The final hole cost him the lead, but he is driving it well enough to think he has a strong chance to pick up his fourth career victory.I know I can do it, Piercy said. Its just doing it on a consistent basis like a Jordan or a Jason and those guys.Day opened with a 20-foot birdie putt. He added a short birdie on the sixth hole. A three-putt bogey on the seventh was a nuisance.What concerned him was a tee shot on the eighth that was meant to be a sweeping draw and turned into a shot deep into the trees for a bogey. And it didnt get much better from there. He was in trouble off the tee on the next two holes and salvaged pars. He hit only three fairways in the round.The short game saved me, but mentally I was just trying to grind and grind and grind, Day said.Because I thought if I can just somehow get something in and give myself an opportunity for tomorrow ... its very easy, hitting the positions I hit it today, to sit there and go, Well, its just not my day or not my week and kind of switch off a little bit. But didnt want to allow myself to switch off mentally. Ronald Acuna Jr. Jersey . Fred Couples, captain of the U.S. side, put it all into perspective. "We know whos in charge," he said. Atlanta Braves Store . 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Paul Okon reckons Brisbane Roar are a complete team and has warned his Central Coast Mariners not to stumble into their trap in Sundays A-League encounter in Gosford.Okon hailed the Roar as the competitions best team at forcing opposition turnovers, putting his troops on high alert as they aim to snap out of a disappointing two-game losing run.Renowned for their previous success with a high-possession style, Brisbane coach John Aloisis tweaked gameplan means theyve been happy to give up control of the ball on occasion this season, backing their ability to win the ball back in good areas to generate attacking chances instead.Melbourne City coach John van t Schip criticised the Roar earlier this month for parking the bus but Okon sees it differently.Theyre a complete team. Theyre very good when they have the ball and when they dont. I just think the Roar defend very well from the front, Okon told AAP.It may look like a transition because they win the ball higher up the field and then, bang - I dont think its a typical (counter-attacking style), drop off at halfway, win the ball in your own half.The Roars probably the best team in the competition at defending higher up the field.We expect thatll be the case on Sunday and we need to be able to deal with that when we have the ball and were building up.Unbeaten in their last five and coming off a 4-0 rout over Adelaide United, the Roar won 1-0 earlier this season to extend a six-game winning streakk over the Mariners.ddddddddddddOkon is desperate for a slice of revenge over Aloisi, his former Socceroo teammate and good friend.The pairs playing careers followed eerily similar trajectories - both left Australia at a young age for Belgium, played in Italy and England, featured regularly for the Socceroos throughout the 1990s and enjoyed swansongs in the A-League.I roomed a few times with Johnny, played against him in Belgium. Weve known each other since we were young teenagers, and Ross also, Okon said.Theres a big respect there. Theres always a laugh, thats how its always been - although I know Johnnys very intense and serious these days, now that hes a coach.Its a game that were really looking forward to for a number of reasons, in particular because you always want to beat a mate of yours.STATS THAT MATTER* Central Coast have made more passes than any other team this season and boast the second best passing accuracy (80.3%) behind Melbourne City (80.5%).* The Roar have conceded just two first half goals overall this campaign, the fewest of any team in the competition while no team has conceded more than the Mariners (11) in the same period.* Brisbane Roar have kept a clean sheet in each of their last three visits to Central Coast Stadium, the Mariners last scoring a home goal against them in December 2014. ' ' '