Perth Glory claimed a narrow 1-0 victory over the Phoenix in a rather uninspired Long Distance derby earlier this afternoon.
The Glory would take the lead in the 21st minute, with Nebosja Marinkovic’s cross headed home by Chris Harold at the far post.
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A seemingly aimless Wellington side had little to offer in reply after the goal, with key players such as Roly Bonevacia unusually wasteful in possession. The host’s best chances to level the score may have come in the first-half, while Perth were happy to sit back and scrape the win.
Fans on either side were not especially thrilled after the display, although Perth fans were thankful for the three points. On the other hand, the Phoenix faithful may have seen their 2015-16 fall by the wayside.
Here are the best reactions to come from Twitter after the match:
Super stuff @PerthGloryFC winning on the road! Made things a little harder than needed but 3 points!! 👌 #WELvPER
— Mark (@_hughsey_) February 7, 2016
3 horrible points on a horrible road trip there but we'll take anything we can get right now #WELvPER
— Muller (@MullerAUS) February 7, 2016
Well, that was ugly. Take it though. #WELvPER
— James McGrath (@james_r_mcgrath) February 7, 2016
Glad to get the 3 points but what a terrible display of football. #WELvPER
— OzGooner (@perth_ozgooner) February 7, 2016
This is pure crud. Probably only 4 players out there who could honestly collect their pay cheques unsheepishly this week. #WELvPER
— Ben Connolly (@AlbionLoveDen) February 7, 2016
Watching @WgtnPhoenixFC is like watching soft porn. No penetration. So I'm told. #WELvPER
— Tony Mc (@tonymc589) February 7, 2016
Not sure i'd grant the Nix a one week licence based on that #WELvPER
— Fraser Ross (@Frase_Ross) February 7, 2016
#WELvPER l love this club, but it's time the team stepped up and showed they have the same passion as their fans. #shameful
— Blair Mainwaring (@red_blair) February 7, 2016
@SaintFrankly Wellington were so poor. Where to for Ernie. #WELvPER
— Michael Sexton (@Secco69) February 7, 2016
We've got huge problems. No cohesion, no confidence, sloppy defending, not taking chances. It's gonna be a long season. #COYN #WELvPER
— Tam Cramer ⚔ (@tamcramer) February 7, 2016
My Sunday morning pub league matches have more finesse and style than this display. #WELvPER
— Ben Connolly (@AlbionLoveDen) February 7, 2016
Great win,@NeboMarinkovic Magic n @chrisharold14 on🔥. @SydneyFC next,who can stop @PerthGloryFC now?#WELvPER #WestVsRest
— Dino Djulbic (@DinoDjulbic) February 7, 2016
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