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Status: Friendly
Date: 25 September 2024
Venue: Sam Kerr Football Centre, Queens Park, Western Australia
Western Australia: GK Lewis ITALIANO (Bayswater City) (RGK Luke RADONICH (Fremantle City 46'), 2 Aryn WILLIAMS (Olympic Kingsway) (18.Declan HUGHES (Perth RedStar 83'), 4 Nick WALSH (Perth RedStar), 5 Rostyn GRIFFITHS (Balcatta Etna), 6 Neil KILKENNY (Sorrento FC), 8 Mitch OXBORROW (Olympic Kingsway) (15 Tyler GARNER (Olympic Kingsway 83'), 9 Pieter JACOBSZ (Armadale) (7Joe KNOWLES (Olympic Kingsway 46’), 10 Jesse LAZZARO (Western Knights) (22 Daniel FAICHNEY (Perth SC 76'), 11Joel CHIANESE (Perth RedStar) (27 Clay GIBBS (Sorrento FC 70'), 17 Matthew GEORGE (Perth RedStar) (16 Kristian SANTICH (Western Knights 46), 25 Sean MCMANUS (Floreat Athena) (3 Zayd FARAH (Perth SC 46') – Subs not used: 14 Ajang YUOT (Floreat Athena), 19 Thiak KUEL (Bayswater City), 20 Sam COOK (Perth SC), 26 Josh SAMSON (Olympic Kingsway)
Perth Glory: GK Oli SAIL, (RGK Cameron COOK 46'), 3 Anas HAMZAOUI (27 Will FRENEY 46'), 5 Lachlan BARR (41 Laat MATHIANG 46'), 6 Brandon O’NEILL (24 Andriano LEBIB 46'), 9 David WILLIAMS, (26 Koha NGO 46'), 12 Taras GOMULKA (25 Jaylan PEARMAN 46'), 17 Jarrod CARLUCCIO (38 Gio DE ABREU 80'), 21 Abdul FAISAL (18 Santiago FLORES 46'), 19 Josh RISDON (2 Tino MUTEMA 46'), 22 Adam TAGGART (16 Adam BUGARIJA 46'), 28 Kaelan MAJEKODUNMI (42 Daniel JANKULOSKI 46') – Subs not used: RGK Jhett WARNER, 8 Alex BOLTON, 23 Tadi KUZAMBA, 39 Seb DESPOTOVSKI
Referee: Niall GILLMOR
A goal ten minutes from time from Perth Glory’s Latt Mathiang has given the A-League side a narrow 1-0 win against the Gold Fields WA State side at the Sam Kerr Football Centre on Wednesday evening. Clear cut chances were few and far between in this tight game, with a number of substitutes not letting the game flow, but it was a good workout for David Zdrilic’s side ahead of their final pre-season games against Newcastle Jets, and their season opener against Macarthur FC on October 20. While the WA side were compact and hard to break down, with Aryn Williams Neil Kilkenny and Rostyn Griffiths all outstanding, and for many of the players their season finished a few weeks ago, so it was good performance from Andrew Ord’s side, after only a few training sessions behind them.
It's a tough week for Glory, with their A-League playing pre-season friendlies against Newcastle Jets, while the NPL side are in the inter divisional playoff final against Dianella White Eagles, so Zdrilic opened with strong starting lineup, but it was the Gold Field WA side who had the first real chances, Joel Chianese heading over the top on eight minutes. Brandon O’Neill tried his luck from distance 12 minutes later, but he never troubled Lewis Italiano, before the former Glory custodian saved low to deny Taras Gomulka moments later.
The lively Jarrod Carluccio, then beat two defenders down the right, and his dangerous cross was well blocked by the alert Nick Walsh. The best chance of the half fell to Glory, on the half hour, Anas Hamzaoui with the teasing cross from the left and skipper David Williams hooking a volley narrowly wide. Glory made ten changes at the break, with only Carluccio remaining on the pitch, while the Gold Fields WA side also made mass changers. The game lost its intensity with so many changers, but it was Glory who were creating the better chances.
Half time substitute Luke Radonich saved well to deny Khoa Ngo, then on the hour mark the Fremantle custodian denied the Glory youngster’s volley, but this time Santiago Flores fired home the rebound, but the flag was up for offside. Radonich was keeping the Gold Fields WA side in the game, getting down well to thwart Jaylan Pearman ten minutes later, and it looked like a draw was on the cards, but ten minutes from time it was Glory who won it. Pearman slipped Adam Bugarija in down the right, his low shot was well saved by Radonich, the rebound falling to Mathiang on the edge of the box, and quick feet took him clear of his marker and he drilled the ball low past Radonich to seal the game.
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