It was a festival of goals as Perth Glory downed Melbourne City 5-4, and they will play them next week in Melbourne in what should be an outstanding game.
Final score
Perth Glory 5
Melbourne City 4
A fantastic finish to the regular season awaits as the Perth Glory host Melbourne City at nib Stadium. Join The Roar for live scores and commentary from 7pm AEST and as always have your say.
Both these sides have a chance to finish in the top four – without relying on other results, the Glory can leapfrog City if they win by four or more goals. These sides have played exciting games before, especially earlier this year when Bruno Fornaroli missed two penalties in the Round 12 clash.
For both teams, they come into this one in winning form. Glory put a disappointing month behind them with a clinical 3-1 victory over the Roar, while City saw off a stubborn Adelaide United 1-0.
Both sides will look to create momentum heading into finals with both looking for the win, Melbourne will be looking to hold their place in third spot and a win will do just that. While the Glory will look to move into an unlikely position of the top four with a strong win.
Fornaroli will be motivated in this one, he has 17 goals to his name for the season and sits one goal behind Jamie Maclaren and Besart Berisha in the race to be the A-League’s top goal scorer.
I am expecting this game to be a high-scoring as the last seven games between these two sides have had a total of 32 goals scored between them, with just one side managing to keep a clean sheet.
The Glory are in a strong position to win here, they are undefeated in their last seven games they have hosted Melbourne.
Prediction
This game is fitting for a season finale heading into the finals. Perth have the strong home record and should be too good in this one, but I’m predicting a high-scoring affair.
Perth 3-2.
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FootOverHand
Guest
Liam Reddy trying his best to imitate Higuita https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlsbkdE7gNQ
j binnie
Guest
Brent - Great excitement,great crowd, in fact what looked to be one of Perth's better crowds of the season and yet no one ,commentators or FFA, appear to know what the final figure was just that it was "over 12,000" Was the attendance announced?. Cheers jb.
Stevo
Roar Rookie
Need to consult a fact checker.
Brent Ford
Roar Guru
Full Time Glory 5 vs City 4 It was a festival of goals tonight, Perth will play City next week in Melbourne in what should be an outstanding game. They came into this game wanting to score goals and they did, at times it looked like they were going to earn a home final but a few lapses cost them dearly. They are every chance of winning next week though. Thanks for your company and enjoy the rest of your Easter Sunday!
Swanny
Guest
For a team on a unlimited salary cap Melbourne city are the embarrassment of this season
Brent Ford
Roar Guru
Full Time Glory 5 vs City 4 It's all done here, City will finish in fourth, Glory will finish fifth, what a game of football!
Brent Ford
Roar Guru
That last goal was to Fitzgerald as well not Kilkenny.
Stevo
Roar Rookie
Hahaha, MADNESS !!!!
Brent Ford
Roar Guru
'90+1 Glory 5 vs City 4 Tied the record for most goals in an A-League game this one, what a contest!
Brent Ford
Roar Guru
'89 Glory 5 vs City 4 Liam Reddy goes for a run! Kilkenny gets the scraps and scores a goal!
Brent Ford
Roar Guru
'88 Glory 5 vs City 3 Taggart able to tap one home, it's 5-3!
Brent Ford
Roar Guru
'87 Glory 4 vs City 3 Efence at the moment, no d.
Brent Ford
Roar Guru
'87 Glory 4 vs City 3 Fornaroli now having a go with a turning shot, Reddy able to save it.
Brent Ford
Roar Guru
'86 Glory 4 vs City 3 These two sides love putting on a show when they play don't they!
Brent Ford
Roar Guru
'84 Glory 4 vs City 3 Game on! Colazo has one laid on to him by Fornaroli and he smashes it into the bottom corner.
Brent Ford
Roar Guru
'82 Glory 4 vs City 2 Marinkovic now goes for the top corner, it's just to the left.
Brent Ford
Roar Guru
'81 Glory 4 vs City 2 Fitzgerald now with a huge shot and it's off the cross bar! Could have been two goals in a minute.
Brent Ford
Roar Guru
'80 Glory 4 vs City 2 Cahill with his second, he was unmarked in the six yard box and he slides it past Reddy. A Cahill brace might save City their home final.
Brent Ford
Roar Guru
'78 Glory 4 vs City 1 The game now for City is hoping to keep a home final, if the Glory score one more goal they will overtake City on the ladder. Goian going into the book.
Brent Ford
Roar Guru
'74 Glory 4 vs City 1 Marinkovic comes on, it was a timely substitution and the marksman goes bang from the free kick! It's up, over the wall and into the back of the net. It's 4-1 Glory!