Maggie Jenkins scored the first goal of her A-League Women’s career as Glory secured an impressive 1-0 win over previously-unbeaten league leaders Central Coast Mariners on Saturday afternoon.
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The 25-year-old New Zealander headed in an Emma Tovar cross 11 minutes from time to lock in a third win of the season for Stephen Peters’ side who moved level on points with the first-placed Mariners.
The platform for Glory’s victory, only their second ever in this fixture, was a remarkable fourth clean sheet of the campaign and the women in purple were good value for the three points in what were testing humid conditions at Polytec Stadium.
The Mariners came into the game as the league’s top scorers having found the net 12 times in their opening four fixtures, but they were unable to seriously trouble a resolute Glory defence in the opening 45 minutes.
Glory ‘keeper Alyssa Dall’Oste was forced into just one save, a regulation effort to keep out a header from Skye Halmarick, while at the other end, the visitors looked increasingly dangerous as the half wore on.
Jenkins twice tried her luck from outside the box, Susan Phonsongkham then fizzed a low shot wide and Emma Tovar, who produced yet another all-action display, drew a save from former Glory goalkeeper Morgan Aquino in the shadows of half-time.
Unsurprisingly, the Mariners sought to up the ante immediately after the break and did create two decent early chances for Peta Trimis and Halmarick.
Neither was able to take them, however and retaining their discipline in a robust 4-1-4-1 formation, Glory continued to take the sting out of the home side’s much-vaunted attack while also retaining a serious threat themselves on the break.
Baxter Thew took a short break from a colossal defensive performance to nod a Tovar corner just over the bar and substitute Ella Lincoln then saw a shot saved by Aquino, but Jenkins was not to be denied her milestone moment.
Georgia Cassidy’s free-kick was blocked, the loose ball fell for Tovar, she delivered an inviting cross and Jenkins muscled her way between two defenders before heading powerfully home.
Just as they had throughout the rest of the contest, Glory successfully nullified Central Coast’s attempts to muster a response in the final minutes and duly ensured that their eye-catching start to the campaign would continue.
Match Details
Ninja A-League 2026/27 Season Round 5
Central Coast Mariners 0 Perth Glory 1 (Jenkins 77′)
Half-time: 0-0
Polytec Stadium
Saturday 14 November 2026
Referee: Isabella Mossin
Central Coast Mariners: 1. Morgan AQUINO (GK) (C), 2. Rebecca LAKE, 4. Alexia KARRYS-STAHL, 6. Te Reremoana WALKER, 8. Talia KAPETANELLIS (19.Fiorina IARAI 62′), 9. Skye HALMARICK (7.Morgan WITZ 62′), 11. Danika MATOS, 13. Kaiya BUCHANAN (5.Charlotte LANCASTER 76′), 16. Tess QUILLIGAN, 21. Eliza FAMILTON, 22. Peta TRIMIS
Substitutes not used: 12. Tiana FULLER, 15. Annalee GROVE (GK), 17. Kiara DE DOMIZIO, 23. Lorenna BAUMANN
Yellow Cards: None
Red Cards: None
Perth Glory: 21.Alyssa DALL’OSTE (GK), 3.Ella BUCHANAN, 5.Baxter THEW, 6.Emma TOVAR, 8.Georgia CASSIDY (2.Mischa ANDERSON 82′) 9.Maggie JENKINS (11.Ella ABDUL MASSIH 79′), 10.Susan PHONSONGKHAM (25.Ella LINCOLN 62′), 17.Rola BADAWIYA (12.Bronte TREW 62′), 18.Theodora MOUITHYS, 23.Isobel DALTON (C) (19.Clancy WESTAWAY 46′), 24.Julia SARDO, 29.Onyinyechi ZOGG
Substitutes not used: 1.Teresa MORRISSEY (GK), 14.Charli WAINWRIGHT
Yellow Cards: Trew
Red Cards: None
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