Gabrielle Hollar scored twice and Rola Badawiya found the back of the net on debut as Perth Glory defeated Western Sydney Wanderers 3-1 in the Ninja A-League 2025-26 curtain-raiser.
Friday night’s kick-off was delayed by an hour and 15 minutes due to lightning in Western Sydney but when the action got underway, fans were treated to goals at Wanderers Football Park.
Glory scored two twice in five second-half minutes to help sink the Wanderers in Round 1 and clinch their first away victory since December 2023.
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Hollar broke the deadlock in the 28th minute before Perth recruit Badawiya doubled the lead two minutes into the second half.
Badawiya’s goal was part of a three-goal blitz as Ella Buchanan gave Western Sydney some hope four minutes later, only for Hollar to restore the visitors’ two-goal buffer.
