Brisbane Roar signing Bente Jansen continued her red-hot start to the Ninja A-League campaign, scoring two goals in three second-half minutes to seal a 3-2 win over Perth Glory at HBF Park on Friday night.
Matildas forward Grace Kuilamu put Brisbane ahead on the road before a stunning strike from Rola Badawiya squared the ledger before half-time; Jansen was quiet in the first half but was the decisive factor in the contest after the break, scoring twice off Sharn Freier assists to give Brisbane breathing space.
It was breathing space the visitors ultimately needed as Ella Lincoln came off the bench to score for the hosts, but it was too little, too late as the Roar held on the claim three points.
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For Glory, the momentum gathered off the back of a road win against Western Sydney Wanderers in Round 1 came to a halt in the 3-2 defeat. Stephen Peters’ side will return to New South Wales in Round 3 to take on Sydney FC, while Brisbane return home to host the Wanderers in Brisbane.
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Match highlights
Key moments
Cruel deflection as Matildas rising star opens her season account
Teenage Matildas forward Grace Kuilamu scored for the first time in 2025-26 to get the Roar on top at HBF Park.
The 18-year-old’s low, driven shot deflected off the back of Glory defender Onyinyechi Zogg on its way into the bottom-right corner.
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Badawiya goes BANG – what a goal!
Take a bow, Rola Badawiya.
The American striker scored her second goal in as many games for Glory to bring her new side back level against Brisbane, and the execution was flawless; Badawiya chopped past her defender Leia Varley to create space to dispatch a rasping left-footed strike from distance into the top-right corner.
Two goals in three minutes as Dutch star shows her class
Brisbane Roar recruit Bente Jansen burst onto the scene in the Ninja A-League with a stunning performance in Round 1 and after a quiet start against Glory, caught fire in the second half to put Brisbane out of sight.
Jansen scored in the 52nd and 55th minute to make it 3-1 at HBF Park, and take her goal tally to three for the season.
Matildas winger Sharn Freier provided the assists for both of Jansen’s second half goals.
