Second-half goals from Nicholas Pennington and Charbel Shamoon helped Glory secure back-to-back away wins for the first time since 2021 as the men in purple downed Macarthur FC 2-0 at Campbelltown Sports Stadium on Sunday.
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Adam Griffiths’ side created the better chances throughout and were finally rewarded for their endeavours shortly after the hour-mark when a Tom Lawrence-inspired breakaway culminated in Pennington slotting home his second goal in as many games.
And any notion of a potentially tense finale was dispelled when Shamoon rifled home from the edge of the box two minutes from time to lock in Glory’s first ever away win over the Bulls.
Roared on by a vocal band of travelling fans, the visitors looked purposeful right from the outset and almost took the lead nine minutes in when Lawrence powered his way into the box and unleashed a shot which beat home ‘keeper Filip Kurto, only to strike the foot of the post and rebound away.
Lawrence duly fired over and Jaiden Kucharski also went close as the visitors continued to threaten throughout the opening period, with Macarthur restricted to the occasional half-chance on the break.
Shortly before the interval, Kurto did well to keep out a Lawrence free-kick, but he was powerless to prevent Pennington from breaking the deadlock midway through the second half.
The imperious Lawrence was the architect, showcasing a delightful touch to beat Sime Grzan on halfway before racing into Macarthur territory and then unselfishly shifting the ball on to Pennington who calmly converted.
The anticipated reaction from the Bulls never materialised as Glory continued to impose themselves in every department and the three points were eventually sealed by Shamoon.
The former Western United defender had posed a major attacking threat all afternoon and capped off a fine personal display by cutting in from the left and hammering a low shot past Kurto to register his first goal for the club.
Match Details
Isuzu UTE A-League 2035/26 Season Round 6
Macarthur FC 0 Perth Glory 2 (Pennington 66′, Shamoon 88′)
Half-time: 0-0
Campbelltown Sports Stadium
Sunday 30 November 2025
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro
Macarthur Bulls: 12. Filip KURTO (gk), 5. Matthew JURMAN (14. Kristian POPOVIC 80′), 6. Tomislav USKOK, 7. Sime GRZAN (11. BERNARDO 72′), 8. Luke VICKERY (24. Dean BOSNJAK 72′), 10. Anthony CACERES, 19.Harry POLITIDIS, 22. Liam ROSE (13. Rafael DURAN MARTINEZ 64′), 25. Callum TALBOT, 26. Luke BRATTAN, 28. Harrison SAWYER (33. Dong-won JI 64′)
Substitutes not used: 1. Alex ROBINSON, 17. Oliver RANDAZZO
Yellow Cards: Uskok, Ji
Red Cards: None
Perth Glory: 29.Matt SUTTON (gk), 2.Charbel SHAMOON, 4.Scott WOOTTON (co-c), 9.Jaiden KUCHARSKI (7.Nicholas PENNINGTON 61′), 18.Rhys BOZINOVSKI, 20.Trent OSTLER (19.Josh RISDON 78′), 22.Adam TAGGART (co-c), 25.Sebastian DESPOTOVSKI, 27.Will FRENEY (8.Callum TIMMINS 87′), 34.Tom LAWRENCE (26.Khoa NGO 78′), 45.Brian KALTAK
Substitutes not used: 5.Riley FOXE, 16.Gabriel POPOVIC, 40.Ryan WARNER (gk)
Yellow Cards: Risdon, Wootton
Red Cards: None
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