Glory hit five in pre-season run-out

Perth Glory enjoyed another pre-season victory on Wednesday night, with a 5-0 win over Inglewood United.

Perth Glory enjoyed another pre-season victory on Wednesday night, with a 5-0 win over Inglewood United.

Missing Shane Smeltz (international duty) and Brandon O-Neill and Jesse Makarounas (Qantas Young Socceroos) Jacob Burns was restored to the starting line-up after missing the last two pre-season fixtures against the WA State Team and Bayswater City.

Adrian Zahra was also given a starting berth by Ian Ferguson, and once again impressed on the left hand side, whilst Travis Dodd too looked lively from the opening whistle, and was unlucky not to open the scoring in the 17th minute, with Dave Perich blocking the wingers half-volley near the goal line.

Zahra was denied by Inglewood goalkeeper Francis Soale in the 25th minute after some nimble work in the box, before Billy Mehmet narrowly fired over two minutes later with a fierce left foot shot from 20-yards.

Mehmet, who has regularly led the line in the absence of Smeltz during pre-season, continued to trouble the Inglewood defence throughout the first half, with a six-yard effort well saved by Soale in the 28th minute, before turning provider six minutes later as his goal-bound header from a Liam Miller corner was headed home from two yards by McGarry.

McGarry got his second a minute later, as his 18-yard effort took a large deflection off Ryan Lowry-s outstretched leg.

After the break, Clarke provided the Glory with another nervous moment, as his curling 20-yard shot from the corner of the box forced a fingertip save from Danny Vukovic, before Burns quashed any hopes of an Inglewood comeback with a smartly taken quick free kick around the wall from 20 yards.

Soale then has a moment to forget seven minutes from time, as he horribly spilled a simple highball to present Nick Ward with a simple tap in, before Burns rounded out the scoring in the final minute with a simple finish from two yards.