Hello, you either have JavaScript turned off or an old version of Adobe's Flash Player.
SHANE Smeltz scored a brace in the space of three minutes in a dream return from injury as Perth Glory defeated a 10-man Melbourne Heart 3-0 at nib Stadium on Friday night.
Glory continued to gather momentum under interim coach Kenny Lowe, surging into the top six while at the same time condemning hapless Heart to its 19th consecutive game without a win.
Heart has now equalled the New Zealand Knights' record for longest stretch without a win in the A-League.
Re-live the action, including video highlights and stats, at our A-League Match Centre.
Glory was forced to be patient against the competition's battlers, eventually finding the lead through a spectacular solo effort from Adrian Zahra in the 64th minute.
Zahra weaved across the top of the penalty area before firing low into the right hand corner of the net, with his sweet strike leaving Heart goalkeeper Andrew Redmayne with little chance.
The 23-year-old celebrated the goal against his former side with trademark somersaults.
The goal came just minutes after Glory had almost conceded through a terrible defensive mix-up.
David Williams almost capitalised on the embarrassing mix-up between Danny Vukovic and Jack Clisby.
A general view of play during the round 14 A-League match between Perth Glory and Melbourne Heart. Source: Getty Images
Smeltz, returning from his ankle injury as a second-half substitute, found himself one-on-one with Heart goalkeeper Andrew Redmayne in the 86th minute and made no mistake.
Three minutes later he was in the right spot after Redmayne had parried the ball away and the A-League's all-time leading scorer smashed home his second.
They were his first two goals of an injury-interrupted season.
Heart striker Dylan Macallister replaced Harry Kewell in the 70th minute and Macallister was sent off just 11 minutes later after receiving his second yellow card.
It was 0-0 at half-time, with both teams having spurned good chances to open the scoring.
Glory dominated possession early before the visitors created several significant chances on the counter attack.
Brazilian winger Sidnei blasted wide in the 25th minute in Perth's best opportunity of the half, before Iain Ramsey was denied only by the crossbar after beating Vukovic in the 38th minute.
Marquee striker Shane Smeltz made his return from his ankle injury as a second-half substitute for Glory
Anda sedang membaca artikel tentang
Smeltz strikes, Heart reach new low
Dengan url
http://sportfoxer.blogspot.com/2014/01/smeltz-strikes-heart-reach-new-low.html
Anda boleh menyebar luaskannya atau mengcopy paste-nya
Smeltz strikes, Heart reach new low
namun jangan lupa untuk meletakkan link
Smeltz strikes, Heart reach new low
sebagai sumbernya
0 komentar:
Posting Komentar