Lightning and late drama light up A-League Women’s opening round

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Perth Glory yet broke their agelong distant drought, Brisbane snatched victory aft a storm delay, and Central Coast began their title defence successful style arsenic the A-League Women’s play kicked off.

Lightning hits arsenic Glory yet extremity roadworthy hoodoo

Perth Glory posted their archetypal distant win successful 22 months aft two goals from fit-again import Gabby Hollar lifted them to a 3-1 win implicit Western Sydney.

The start of past Friday night’s lucifer was delayed by 75 minutes due to the fact that of lightning strikes, with dense rainfall ensuring a wet delivery when play yet got under way.

American Gaby Hollar scored two goals successful her archetypal lucifer since being diagnosed with humor clots successful January, while chap American Rola Badawiya besides got connected the scoresheet for the visitors.

The effect marked Glory’s archetypal distant win since defeating Central Coast 2-1 connected December 31, 2023.

For the Wanderers, the effect was a mediocre start to their run arsenic they effort to bounce backmost from past season’s wooden spoon.

Matildas veteran strikes connected instrumentality arsenic Roar bushed Victory

Matildas stalwart Tameka Yallop marked her instrumentality from wounded by scoring the match-winner successful Brisbane Roar’s lightning-marred 3-2 victory implicit Melbourne Victory.

With the ledger square astatine 2-2, Yallop came disconnected the seat astatine Spencer Park successful the 79th infinitesimal and scored 7 minutes aboriginal to acquisition the Roar an perfect start to the season.

Brisbane prevailed aft play was suspended successful the 89th infinitesimal for an hr due to the fact that of lightning, with the start clip having already been delayed by 20 minutes.

Earlier connected Saturday, Sydney’s 14-year-old defender Willa Pearson became the youngest idiosyncratic to play successful the A-Leagues aft featuring successful a 2-2 gully with Melbourne City.

Sydney were looking for an perfect start to the play aft finishing eighth successful past year’s title defence, missing finals for the archetypal clip successful the competition’s 17-year history.

City finished undefeated successful past year’s home-and-away play to assertion their 4th premiership, but fell abbreviated of the treble aft losing a semi-final to eventual champions Central Coast.

Mariners bushed Reds for cleanable title defence start

A new-look Central Coast broadside opened their title defence by seeing disconnected Adelaide United with a 3-0 victory.

Under caller Mariners manager Kory Babington, Peta Trimis and Jynaya Dos Santos scored a extremity each within two minutes of each other, earlier rising Matildas star Isabel Gomez had the last say.

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With recently capped Australian planetary Gomez named connected the bench, Trimis brilliantly led the way for the Mariners with unsafe gait down the close wing.

Trimis deed the scoreboard successful the 39th infinitesimal aft Young Matildas midfielder Avaani Prakash won backmost possession and offloaded to Isabella Coco-Di Sipio for the extremity assist.

Trimis popped up again little than two minutes aboriginal with a stunning dash down the wing to acceptable up Jynaya Dos Santos’ goal.

The Reds had dominated possession successful the archetypal fractional but were wasteful with their chances, with nary of their 10 shots connected target.

Central Coast, whose championship-winning manager Emily Husband is present an adjunct astatine the Matildas, scored their two goals from six shots.

The Reds – besides helmed by a caller coach, Theo Tsiounis – continued to bask possession aft halftime but could lone take two much looks astatine extremity done Erin Healy and Holly Murray.

Later connected Sunday, Canberra United suffered a 2-1 decision to Newcastle contempt star striker Michelle Heyman’s opening goal.

Matildas attacking stalwart Heyman needed conscionable 14 minutes to unfastened the scoring for Canberra United.

The Jets recovered their equaliser connected the counterattack, with Charlotte Lancaster beating three Canberra defenders and goalkeeper Sally James to people successful the 33rd minute.

Canberra had the amended of the shot aft halftime but couldn’t marque the astir of their chances, earlier Jets substitute India Breier snared the match-winner the 81st minute.

Matchday 2 Schedule – AEDT

Friday 7/11

Perth Glory v Brisbane Roar 7pm

Saturday 8/11

Wellington v Canberra United 2pm

Melbourne City v Central Coast 3pm

Adelaide United v Sydney 4pm

Sunday 9/11

Western Sydney v Melbourne Victory 4pm

Standings

Teams Win Draw Loss Points

Central Coast 1.0.0 3