By Liam FitzGibbon
November 28th 2009 @ 1:08am
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Mariners and Glory draw blank
Perth Glory halted Central Coast’s A-League hot streak after holding the Mariners to a dour scoreless draw at Bluetongue Stadium on Friday night.
Despite the Mariners netting nine goals in their past two matches it was the Glory who threatened most in front of goal in a lacklustre affair played in front of 7857 fans.
Perth were [...]
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