Perth Glory have joined Central Coast Mariners at the top of the Ninja A-League table after a 1-0 win in Gosford.
Maggie Jenkins’ 78th-minute header was the difference as Perth Glory kept a fourth clean sheet in five games to start the season and stifle the previously prolific Mariners attack.
Central Coast hold top spot on goal difference only from Glory now that both are on 10 points, ahead of Melbourne Victory on eight and Melbourne City on seven.
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“It feels amazing to go home with a win,” Glory midfielder Emma Tovar said after the match on Paramount+.
“We have the upmost confidence and respect for our backline. That is probably our strongest suit.
“They save us sometimes and I think today that last 15 minutes of holding that win, we owe to the backline.”
Perth Glory coach Stephen Peters credited his team sticking to their playing principles to deliver the result.
“I’m very happy for Maggie Jenkins to get her first goal in the league,” Peters said.
“She’s been very stressed out that she hasn’t got her goal and that’s a little piece of quality she’s got in her kit bag.”
“Today we held our nerve quite well. I was very pleased overall with how we carried that out.
“We’ve got Melbourne Victory next week and we haven’t beaten in the time I’ve been the coach so we’ll be trying to tackle that.
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Due to byes and the next international break, Central Coast Mariners don’t play for points again until their match away in Canberra on Sunday December 12.
“Opportunity is the word that keeps ringing in my head,” coach Dean Heffernan said.
“For everyone. That’s what I’ve told the players I’ve spoken too that aren’t currently in the squad. We have players that are hungry.
“Girls have been banging down the door but we’ve been performing so well since day one so maybe the door is slightly open for some players now.
“Competition for places is what makes us better.”
While the Mariners are off for a month, Glory are back next weekend with a trip to Lakeside Stadium to face Melbourne Victory on Sunday November 22.
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