By Emma Burke 16/11/25
Above: Olivia Price Photo: Western Sydney Wanderers official media
Brisbane Roar 0-1 Western Sydney Wanderers
Olivia Price’s lone goal saw Western Sydney Wanderers defeat the previously unbeaten Brisbane Roar at Spencer Park in Brisbane.
The Wanderers left it until almost the last minute of regular time to score the only goal of the afternoon, when a cross fed through by Danika Matos found the charging run of Ella Buchanan.
Buchanan’s initial shot was blocked but succeeded in luring out Brisbane keeper Chloe Lincoln. Buchanan then made the selfless choice to send the rebound across the face of goal where Olivia Price was able to put the ball over the line of an empty goal.
Brisbane had plenty of chances across the game to find the back of the net, including an early chance from Matildas’ forward Grace Kuilamu, whose strike forced Sham Khamis to nudge the ball wide of the goal with the tips of her outstretched fingers.
Various attempts from Captain Tameka Yallop, Dutch International Bente Jansen, and Zara Kruger all failed, either stopped by Khamis, sent wide, or blocked by the Wanderers’ backline.
The Wanderers’ tireless defence saw them not only secure their first win of the season, but also their first clean sheet in 27 games.
Brisbane will have the next week to recover and reset as they are next slated for a bye, while Western Sydney Wanderers will look to build some momentum when they take on Newcastle Jets in Round Four.
BRISBANE ROAR (3-4-2-1): Lincoln, Medwin, Varley, Annest, Studer, Woods, Yallop (Kruger 54’), Freier (Meyers 74’), Miller, Jansen, Kuilamu (Stephenson 86’).
WESTERN SYDNEY WANDERERS (4-2-3-1): Khamis, Buchanan, Cerne, Hooks, Matos, Chessari (Fazzari 82’), Harada, Harrison (Price 74’), Soeun (Ng-Saad 63’), Younis, Caspers (DeFazio 74’).
Scorer: Price 88’.
Referee: Mikayla Ryan
Attendance: 1,489.
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