Perth Glory have secured their first win of the A-League Ladies season after rebounding from a two-goal deficit to safe a 3-2 win over Canberra United.
Put in a gap by early strikes from Nikki Flannery and Vesna Milivojevic, Glory took some hope into the break because of Rylee Baisden’s objective in first half stoppage time.
That hope was subsequently transformed by Cyera Hintzen and by Baisden’s second as Glory stormed to victory at Perth’s Macedonia Park on Sunday.
It was a hard-fought however deserved consequence for coach Alex Epakis’ facet, who will subsequent go to Melbourne Metropolis on December 27 after a bye.
Defeated for the primary time this season, Canberra will even face Metropolis subsequent up, of their conflict on December 23.
Powering down the precise, ALW legend Michelle Heyman despatched the guests off to a robust begin when she put the ball on a platter for Flannery within the 13th minute, the 23-year-old scoring her first objective since a knee reconstruction.
Glory responded with back-to-back probabilities to Hannah Lowry and Hintzen however Canberra struck once more when Milivojevic, benefiting from Grace Jale’s build-up play, fired dwelling within the 34th minute.
Glory saved coming, with Lowry and Alana Jancevski looming ominously, and ultimately struck late first-half gold when a nook spilled to Baisden to brush dwelling.
Eight minutes into the second half the house facet have been degree when Hintzen darted to her left to achieve a yard of area on defender Kennedy Faulknor and blasted an effort past Chloe Lincoln.
The comeback was full when Hintzen flicked a ball over her head and into the trail of Baisden within the 69th minute, who slid a pleasant shot past the keeper to seize the ascendancy.
Dogged Canberra have been nonetheless creating probabilities all through this era, though Milivojevic spurned a transparent probability within the 73rd minute, however Glory have been capable of grasp on.
