Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Sydney: Despite finishing the regular season third and fourth respectively, Sydney FC and Perth Glory, will meet in the Australia's W-League Grand Final after national team stars Sam Kerr and Caitlin Foord played key roles in semi-final wins on Sunday.
MELBOURNE VICTORY 2 PERTH GLORY 4 (after extra time)
A sensational individual display from Matildas star Sam Kerr, who scored a hat-trick, ultimately helped Perth to a dramatic extra-time win at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium.
Melbourne Victory had entered the tie as league Premiers, and looked like continuing their fine run of form when American Christine Nairin's driven cross-cum-shot gave them the lead within two minutes.
But Kerr equalised with 16 minutes remaining, then provided the assist for Rachel Hill's header to make it 2-1 in the 86th minute, in what was only a partial indication of the drama to follow.
In the fourth minute of stoppage time, Melbourne's Grace Maher scored a scrambled equaliser to force 30 extra minutes, but it was then that 2017 AFC Player of Year Kerr took full control, scoring in the 97th and 107th minutes to take her season tally to 16 goals, and Perth to the Grand Final.
BRISBANE 1-2 SYDNEY FC
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