Brown at the double as Glory stun Western United 3-0
Glory entered Friday night's match in Perth needing a win to keep their faint finals hopes alive.
A double from Kelli Brown and a late penalty to the returning Susan Phonsongkham got the job done, lifting Glory back to within six points of the sixth-placed Mariners.
How about this for a ball 😮💨🪄Perth Glory hit the front thanks to a slick team move!Sarah O'Donoghue threaded the needle, Kelli Brown did the rest 👌Watch #PERvWUN live NOW on Paramount+ and 10 Play 📺 pic.twitter.com/ccaIKboxZM
— Ninja A-League (@aleaguewomen) March 7, 2025
United remain in fourth spot for the time being on 26 points.
But given fifth-placed Roar (25 points), sixth-placed Mariners (24 points) and seventh-placed Canberra (24 points) have all played two fewer games than them, Western are now in grave danger of suffering a big slide down the table.
Brown opened the scoring in the 14th minute after latching on to a perfectly-weighted pass from Sarah O'Donoghue before squeezing the ball home.
Chloe Logarzo almost equalised for Western, only for her powerful strike to rebound off the woodwork.
Glory goalkeeper Casey Dumont then pulled off a stunning save to deny Isabel Dehakiz's dipping strike.
United's hopes of snaring a result nosedived dramatically in the 70th minute when defender Julia Sardo was red carded for taking down goalward-bound Megan Wynne from behind.
Brown scored her second goal of the match in the 81st minute, and she had Western United goalkeeper Chloe Lincoln to thank for it.
Lincoln fumbled Brown's weak initial attempt, with the Glory attacker pouncing on the loose ball to tap into an open net.
It was party time in the 86th minute when a handball in the box from Western United resulted in Phonsongkham nailing a goal from the spot.
One of the best injury returns you'll EVER see 🥹💜 𝟯𝟰𝟭 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 after her last A-Leagues game, Susan Phonsongkham in her comeback game! Ice cold from the spot. Teammates rushing in from every direction to celebrate. Beautiful scenes all round 🙌@PerthGloryFC pic.twitter.com/2rfO22g0la
— Ninja A-League (@aleaguewomen) March 7, 2025
It marked a successful and joyous return for Phonsongkham, who was playing her first match since suffering a serious ankle injury six months ago in the NPL Victoria grand final.
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