Perth Glory’s winless run has been prolonged to 6 video games as a 2-1 loss to Western United at Mars Stadium condemned them to 11th spot on the ladder.
For the third week in a row, the Glory threw away factors from a successful place as they had been doomed as soon as once more by defensive errors.
Jordan Elsey grabbed his first objective for the Glory when he fired house from a nook halfway by way of the primary half, however two targets in six minutes simply earlier than half time from Tongo Doumbia and Noah Botic claimed victory for the hosts.
It was the Glory’s eighth loss in 10 away video games this season, with simply the one win on their travels, they usually might drop to the underside of the ladder if Melbourne Victory win tonight.
David Williams had Glory’s finest two probabilities of the opening 20 minutes, the primary a shot from an acute angle which examined Jamie Younger’s reflexes, the second a dipping strike which flew over after a poor defensive header from Josh Risdon.
Elsey gave Perth the lead after 22 minutes when he was given a free run on the ball from a nook and though Younger parried away his header, the defender emphatically slammed the ball house.
The guests had appeared comfy, however United started to search out pleasure down the left hand aspect because the half progressed, exploiting the area behind Salim Khelifi – Perth’s essential outlet in assault.
United hit the side-netting by way of James Troisi and Ben Garuccio, whereas the latter equipped a floated cross which sailed mere inches over Lachlan Wales’ head.
Adam Taggart then missed an excellent probability to double Perth’s lead when he outmuscled Tomoki Imai, however blazed over one-on-one with Younger – and the hosts made him pay for his profligacy.
With three minutes till half-time, Doumbia held off Johnny Koutroumbis far too simply at a nook and headed house an equalizer with out even having to hump.
Not lengthy after, Wales ran in behind and clipped a cross to an unmarked Botic, whose run had not been tracked by Elsey, permitting the younger ahead to deliver the cross down on his chest earlier than firing past Cameron Prepare dinner.
Perth got here inside the width of the woodwork of drawing stage simply after the hour mark, when Khelifi was denied by the publish, earlier than Jack Clisby’s follow-up stung Younger’s palms.
Each groups had been restricted to half possibilities for a lot of the second half. Alessandro Diamanti curled broad for the house aspect, whereas Taggart had a header nicely saved by Younger.
Perth’s method was too predictable: pack numbers into the field and hit hopeful crosses, however with the almost 2m-tall Leo Lacroix manning the defence, United had been in a position to take care of their raids with relative ease.
Regardless of not testing Prepare dinner for a lot of the second half, United rode out the second half to leapfrog Perth on the desk.
Western United 2 (Doumbia 42′, Botic 45+3′)
Younger; Risdon, Imai, Lacroix, Garuccio; Kilkenny (Lustica 70′), Doumbia; Wales, Troisi (Diamanti 40′), Ache (Pierias 70′); Botic (Prijovic 78′).
Yellow card: Prijovic.
Perth Glory 1 (Elsey 22′)
Prepare dinner; Koutroumbis (Burke-Gilroy 70′), Elsey, Beevers; Khelifi (Colli 73′), Amini (Duncan 70′), McEneff, Jelacic, Clisby; Taggart (Zimaro 73′), D. Williams.
Yellow playing cards: Elsey, Amini, Beevers.
