Match Report
12 points and 3 places separated them: Brisbane U21 2nd with 14, Perth Glory U21 5th with 2. On recent form Perth Glory U21 sat only 9th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 5th overall. In league terms the two rates read 2.75/1.13 for Brisbane U21 and 1.38/3 for Perth Glory U21 (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 2.24.
A win had eluded Perth Glory U21 for 6 matches. The five-game form split read 8/15 points for Brisbane U21 against 2/15 for Perth Glory U21.
M. Crane took charge of the match — our records show 10 games refereed with an average of 0.8 yellow cards per game. The match was played at A.J. Kelly Park in Brisbane (capacity 1,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Brisbane U21 led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-0.