Perth Glory 1-0 Wellington Phoenix
By Emma Burke 13/12/25
Above: Susan Phonsongkham scores. Photo: Ninja A-League
A goal scored directly from a corner by Susan Phonsongkham secured Perth Glory their first home win for the 25/26 campaign, defeating Wellington Phoenix 1-0 in the distance derby.
While the game was wholly dominated by Wellington Phoenix, who maintained 60% of the possession and had 16 shots to Perth’s five, they were unable to convert those numbers into a win, for the second week in a row.
It was an increasingly physical game as it progressed between the two sides, with both teams clearly desperate to find win.
Glory’s goalkeeper, Teresa Morrissey, played an immense role in holding the visitors scoreless. One of her many saves of the night included doing just enough to push the ball over the crossbar with the tip of her fingers after a well place shot from Lara Wall.
Wellington were relentless in their attack, spearheaded by their Nepali international Samba, who brought not only a major threat to Perth’s clean sheet, but a horde of supporters in the Sam Kerr Football Centre all clad in Nepali national team gear, who roared wildly every time she came near the ball.
Though it looked as if nothing was going to break the deadlock between the two sides, a substitute and a corner managed to make the difference.
Having entered the game only 15 minutes beforehand, Phonsongkham’s corner kick fell right through the hands of Wellington keeper Victoria Esson. Phonsongkham did later admit in a post game interview that the wind may have helped the ball on, something the visiting side have personal experience with considering the conditions at Porirua Park.
This win sees the Glory snap their four game losing streak and break their goalless drought of three games.
PERTH GLORY (4-3-3): Morrissey, Johnston, Anderson, Zogg, McKenna, Cassidy, Dalton, Westaway, Hollar, Trew, Badawiya. Substitutes: Skinner, Tovar, Phonsongkham, Sardo, O’Donoghue, Lincoln
Scorers: Phonsongkham 75′
WELLINGTON PHOENIX (4-4-2): Esson, Bott, Barry, Walker, Jale, Samba, Elliot, Leon, Van der Meer, Wall, Nunn. Substitutes: Danieli, D. Brazendale, Main, Vlok, Benson, Bartlett
Referee: Mikayla Ryan
Attendance: 1,069.
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