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Mariners captain Oliver Bozanic slotted home a penalty with seven minutes remaining to earn the visitors a point in a contest they largely dominated.
The draw takes last season s wooden-spooners three points clear at the top, though having played two matches more than second-placed Melbourne City.
After a Matt Simon goal in the first half, the impressive Mariners created enough chances to be well out of sight before substitute Bruce Kamau bagged two goals within four second-half minutes against the run of play.
Gosford-local Simon looked set to be the hero, netting midway through the first half until Kamau finally drew the home side level with 16 minutes remaining.
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The visitors looked set to get full points at Central Coast Stadium until Luke Bodnar made contact with Matt Simon s head in the box, prompting a review by the VAR.
Referee Kurt Ams pointed to the spot and Simon made no mistake to level a match of the highest quality despite less than ideal conditions.
The clash was delayed by half an hour due to the heavy rain but when it got going there was little let up.
The Mariners were rewarded first for their enterprising start when Costa Rica international Marco Urena, a constant menace in the opening stanza, scored in the 25th minute.
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The Mariners skipped out to a 2-0 lead in Tuesday night s match after first-half goals to Urena and Matt Simon.
But in a frenetic second half, Glory pulled one back in the 65th minute through Bruno Fornaroli, before launching wave after wave of attack in search of an equaliser.
Perth came close on numerous occasions, with Andy Keogh fluffing a header, Daniel Stynes having a close-range air swing, and Fornaroli sending a header just over.
Glory captain Diego Castro gave the Mariners all sorts of problems around the penalty area.
But the Mariners stood firm under the intense heat, with the win lifting them four points clear on top of the table.
Central Coast are setting themselves up as the A-League's comeback kings after chalking up a second successive 3-2 win-from-behind with a 3-2 victory over Western United in Gosford.