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Stajcic s side had twice taken the lead in Friday s A-League clash, only for the Reds to be awarded a spot-kick each time, with both being coolly converted by Tomi Juric.
The Socceroos striker then stepped up after United were awarded a third penalty in the 83rd minute and dispatched it to complete his hat-trick of spot-kicks, ensuring the Reds stole all three points.
The Mariners were clearly the better side for much of the night and deserved more from the clash which was marred by VAR and the penalty decisions. Of course, it s affected the result, Stajcic said.
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The Reds twice came from behind before the Socceroos striker converted his third spot kick of the night in the 83rd minute to snatch all three points for Adelaide.
VAR was central to the action, having a say in two of Adelaide s penalties - upholding the first and calling play back for the Reds third.
Adelaide coach Carl Veart hoped the victory from an unusual contest would help his side find some momentum. It was a very strange game, wasn t it? he said. The win will help that confidence, grow the team a little bit more.
Adelaide enjoyed a promising spell in the opening minutes but it was the Mariners who broke the deadlock thanks to a poor defensive error from Jordan Elsey on 15 minutes.
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Eight fixtures, 27 goals and a plethora of talking points came from Matchweek 7 of the 2020/21 A-League campaign.
The dramatic action was relentless as game after game of high-octane football passed. Perth Glory lit the fuse with a gritty win over Adelaide United before Brisbane Roar pumped Melbourne Victory 5-2 at Dolphin Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
Macarthur FC and Western Sydney Wanderers proceeded to engage in one of the most entertaining draws you re likely to see this season, while Newcastle Jets held steadfast to defeat Melbourne City 1-0.
Central Coast Mariners sensation Alous Kuol stole the show with a two-goal cameo off the bench to sink Western United, Sydney FC forward Kosta Barbarouses regained his form with a brace of his own in a 2-1 win over Wellington Phoenix, before 2-0 wins to both Macarthur FC and Western Sydney against the Roar and Victory respectively rounded out the engaging Matchweek.
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After Adelaide broke the deadlock in the first half, the Glory turned in a strong second-half performance, netting the winner in the 83rd minute when substitute Daniel Stynes shot took a deflection which wrong-footed goalkeeper James Delianov.
Perth coach Richie Garcia praised his side s determination to respond to their first half setback. I definitely think in the second half we got to grips with what we were doing, he said. The character and the willingness to get in front and get back in the game was notable from our players.
Perth looked the livelier of the two sides in the opening quarter hour with Andy Keogh, Bruno Fornaroli and Diego Castro finding plenty of the ball and space and causing the Reds defence concern.