Perth Glory snapped a three-match winless run with a 3-1 win over 10-player Adelaide United in the Ninja A-League on Sunday.
American forward Gabby Hollar scored her first goals for Perth after converting a 75th-minute penalty before heading home in the 91st minute at the Sam Kerr Football Centre, where they won at their new venue for the first time.
Perth teammate Naomi Chinnama had earlier given the Glory a 24th-minute lead with her maiden A-Leagues goal, though Adelaide star Chelsie Dawber equalised 20 minutes from the end, only for Hollar to turn the match on its head.
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Adelaide ended the game with 10 players after Matildas McNamara was sent off eight minutes from the end.
With their second win of the campaign, Perth moved within a point of the top six, while fourth-placed Adelaide missed the chance to stay within three points of leaders Melbourne City.
Perth entered the contest in the midst of a three-game winless streak but the Glory controlled proceedings from the outset.
The home side drew first blood in the 24th minute when Chinnama put Perth ahead with a powerful header in a landmark moment for the off-season recruit from Melbourne City.
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There was another good chance for Perth to double their lead four minutes before half-time but unselfishness from Natalie Tathem proved costly after she tried to square the ball across the box before it was smothered by Adelaide goalkeeper Claudia Jenkins.
In pursuit of an equaliser, the Reds enjoyed more of the ball in the second half and even had 65% possession for a sustained period of time but they were unable to translate that possessional dominance into a goal during that period.
Glory goalkeeper Casey Dumont had to be at her best to keep out Adelaide just past the hour mark as the visiting side continued to push forward.
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Somehow Adelaide avoided going 2-0 down after Jenkins made an incredible double-save before a goal-line clearance kept the Reds in the contest.
That proved to be a turning point as Adelaide star Dawber went up the other end and equalised with her first goal of the season.
But Hollar took over during the closing stages – stepping up to score a penalty and after Adelaide’s McNamara saw red, she netted another goal at the death to seal the deal.
