Perth Glory 0 – 0 Central Coast Mariners
By Callum Logie 21/3/26
Above: Millie Farrow (left) competes for possession with Mischa Anderson. Photo: Perth Glory
The reigning champions still sit outside the finals race as points are shared with Perth Glory in a tense affair at Sam Kerr Football Centre. Mischa Anderson starred defensively in the scoreless draw.
The match started at a frantic pace, both teams trying to create chances quickly with direct passes and runs forward.
The best of Perth’s attack came from smart balls forward from Georgia Cassidy during the first 15 minutes while energetic runs forward from Peta Trimis and Avaani Prakash generated the most positive play for the visiting Mariners.
Millie Farrow almost opened the scoring at 20 minutes after a strong piece of physical play from Tamar Levin on the byline. Levin sent a low cross through the six-yard box and Farrow just missed out on tapping the ball in.
Perth Glory had a good opportunity a couple of minutes later after winning the ball high up the pitch. Gabriella Hollar intercepted possession and played the ball across to Rola Badawiya who forced a solid save from Annalee Grove.
Badawiya looked the most dangerous of the players on the field, driving a few long-ranged efforts throughout the first half.
Levin struck a long-ranged effort in the 38thminute and she hit it well enough to force a good save out of Teresa Morrissey who stretched out to get two hands on it and collected the second time of asking.
In the 43rd minute, Isobel Dalton took a long freekick and curled it over the wall to the right of Grove’s goal. Grove did well to get across and make the save, meaning the first half ended scoreless.
In the second half, an early Mariners corner from Levin found Elizabeth Barwick-Grey who drove the ball just over the bar with a powerful header.
The competition between the drinks break in the second half was tense, with much of the battle being fought in midfield. Neither team was able to create any significant chances through the middle portion of the second half.
In the 71st minute, the dangerous Levin struck a long-ranged curled shot from outside the box which forced a great save out of Morrissey.
Morrissey had a good game in goal, and her defence were able to scramble away several efforts at goal from the resulting corner. Charli Wainwright managed to clear one of the shots off the goal-line.
In the 85th minute, Sarah O’Donoghue had the best chance of the game as the ball bobbled to her after a scramble in the Mariners’ box. She drove a shot at goal but the Mariners were able to recover to block the shot away from goal and keep it scoreless.
Despite a late free-kick in added time for both teams, neither were able to take the lead and the game ended as it started.
Central Coast still have a game in hand heading into Round 21, remaining a point behind Perth Glory who are in the seventh spot on the ladder.
PERTH GLORY (4-3-3): Morrissey, Johnston, Anderson, McKenna, Wood, Cassidy, Tovar, Dalton, Hollar, Lincoln, Badawiya. Substitutes: Abdul Massih, Blaabjerg Skinner, O’Donoghue, Wainwright, Westaway, Wynne
CENTRAL COAST MARINERS (4-3-3): Grove, Baumann, Thew, Barwick-Grey, Buchanan, Levin, Kraszula, Gomez, Prakash, Farrow, Trimis. Substitutes: Bowman, Familton, Fuller, Quilligan, Varley, dos Santos.
Referee: Sophie Allum
Attendance: TBC.
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