Brisbane Roar return to Perry Park this Friday night for a clash against Perth Glory as they look to make it back-to-back wins on home soil.
Roar go into Friday’s match off the back of a statement 1-0 victory over defending Champions, Sydney FC at home last weekend.
WHAT WAS SAID
“Coming off a win is always a good thing for a team,” Head Coach, Alex Smith said.
“We’ll have to be ready for them but I’m pretty confident that if we put in a similar performance as we did against Sydney, we’ve tweaked a few things, worked on a couple things, if we can do that even better in the game on Friday night, I’m confident we can get the three points and go into Unite Round on the back of two wins,” he added.
Defender Deborah-Anne de la Harpe was pleased with the squad’s performance against Sydney FC and aims to take this winning form into Friday night’s clash.
“I thought it was a really solid performance,” de la Harpe said.
“We showed desperation as a whole group and we’re just genuinely enjoying our football and the style Alex has us playing,” she added.
“I think that’s such a great way for us to start the season. We all absolutely love playing at Perry Park and when you see the stands are full, it’s awesome.”
LAST TIME WE MET
In their last meeting, Roar defeated Perth Glory 2-0 at Perry Park in Round 21 of the 23/24 season.
Kijah Stephenson had opened the scoring with a stunning chip over goalkeeper Morgan Aquino with such composure to claim the lead.
Just before half-time, Sharn Freier tucked Roar’s second of the match away at the bottom left corner to seal the 2-0 victory.
HEAD-TO-HEAD
Games: 16
Brisbane wins: 5
Perth wins: 8
Draw: 3
TEAM NEWS
Sharn Freier returns to the match day squad after missing Saturday’s win over Sydney FC due to precautionary tightness.
Keeley Richards returns after overcoming an ankle injury that saw her miss the first two rounds of the 2024/25 Ninja A-League season.
Danelle Tan continues her recovery after undergoing knee surgery last week.
Brisbane Roar Ninja A-League Squad: 1. Keeley RICHARDS, 2. Leia VARLEY, 3. Deborah-Anne DE LA HARPE 6. Holly MCQUEEN, 7. Momo HAYASHI, 8. Mariel HECHER, 10. Grace KUILAMU, 11. Sharn FREIER, 12. Tamar LEVIN, 13. Tameka YALLOP, 14. Zara KRUGER, 16. Chelsea BLISSETT, 17. Evdokia POPADINOVA, 18. Emily PRINGLE, 20. Tanaye MORRIS, 23. Isabela HOYOS, 32. Alicia WOODS, 33. Olivia SEKANY
INS: 1. Keeley RICHARDS, 11. Sharn FREIER, 20. Tanaye MORRIS
OUTS: 99. Emma GIBBON
UNAVAILABLE: 4. Kijah STEPHENSON (ACL), 9. Danelle TAN (knee), 19. Laini FREIER (leg), 22. Ruby CUTHBERT (leg)
MATCH DETAILS
Ninja A-League Women Round 3
Brisbane Roar FC v Perth Glory FC
Perry Park, Bowen Hills
Friday 15 November 2024, 6:00pm AEST KO
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