A superb first-half volley from Susan Phonsongkham secured Glory a battling 1-1 draw with reigning Champions Central Coast Mariners in Sunday’s Ninja A-League Round 13 clash at polytec Stadium.
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Phonsongkham fired the visitors in front with her third goal of the season before the Mariners hit back just after the hour-mark when Peta Trimis scored direct from a corner.
Glory were unable to capitalise upon some decent chances to claim the win in the latter stages, but the draw was still enough to propel Stephen Peters’ side back into the top six.
Amidst unseasonably damp and overcast conditions in Gosford, it was the hosts who made the stronger start and created the better of the chances throughout the opening half-hour.
The competition’s leading scorer, Annalise Rasmussen, was a constant threat and would have opened the scoring inside ten minutes had Glory ‘keeper Teresa Morrissey not produced a fine save to thwart her in a one-on-one situation.
Rasmussen then flicked a cross from Lorena Baumann just over the bar before Morrissey was again called into action, this time to block an effort from Jynaya Dos Santos.
Up until this point, Glory had been restricted to a couple of speculative, long-range strikes but that all changed when Phonsongkham took centre stage with 34 minutes on the clock.
Bronte Trew showed great tenacity to dispossess Baumann on the right flank before delivering a left-foot cross and as the Mariners defence struggled to clear their lines, the loose ball fell for Phonsongkham who crashed an unstoppable effort into the top corner.
Glory looked decidedly more assured and controlled in possession after the break and yet it was the Mariners who found the game’s next goal.
Trimis’ corner from the right somehow managed to evade everyone in the box, including Morrissey who may have been impeded by Taren King and found its way into the net.
That equaliser set up a frenetic final quarter in which both sides went all out for the win.
Sarah O’Donoghue fired just wide for Glory before teeing up substitute Rola Badwiya who blazed over when well placed, while at the other end, Rasmussen and Izabel Gomez both wasted opportunities to seal it for the home side.
The draw, their first of the season, sees Glory move up to fifth place on the ladder ahead of back-to-back home games against Melbourne City and Sydney FC.
Match Details
Ninja A-League 2025/26 Season Round 13
Central Coast Mariners 1 (Trimis 62′) Perth Glory 1 (Phonsongkham 34′)
Half-time: 0-1
polytec Stadium
Sunday 18 January 2026
Referee: Anna Marie Keighly
Central Coast Mariners: 15. Annalee GROVE (gk), 4. Baxter THEW (3.Elizabeth BARWICK-GREY 82′), 5. Annabel MARTIN, 6. Isabel GOMEZ, 7. Avaani PRAKASH (9. Millie FARROW 61′), 11. Annalise RASMUSSEN, 14. Greta KRASZULA, 17. Jynaya DOS SANTOS (10. Tamar LEVIN 61′), 18. Taren KING, 22. Peta TRIMIS, 23. Lorena BAUMANN
Substitutes not used: 13. Kaiya BUCHANAN, 16. Tess QUILLIGAN, 30. Sophia VARLEY (gk)
Yellow Cards: Thew
Red Cards: None
Perth Glory: 1.Teresa MORRISSEY (gk), 3.Emma TOVAR, 5.Grace JOHNSTON, 6.Tijan MCKENNA, 10.Susan PHONSONGKHAM (17.Rola BADAWIYA 63′), 12.Bronte TREW (25.Ella LINCOLN 86′), 19.Sarah O’DONOGHUE, 23.Isobel DALTON (c), 24.Julia SARDO (2.Mischa ANDERSON 90+2′), 28.Clancy WESTAWAY (27.Charli WAINWRIGHT 63′), 29.Onyinyechi ZOGG
Substitutes not used: 4.Daisy MCALLISTER, 30.Jessica SKINNER
Yellow Cards: Wainwright
Red Cards: None
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