Andy Keogh scores twice as Perth Glory beat Adelaide

Updated: May 17, 2023, 05:52 am

Adelaide coach Guillermo Amor was banished to the stands after protesting a goal as his side fell to a 3-1 loss to Perth Glory at nib Stadium.

Glory defender Josh Risdon was embarrassed when his attempted clearance of Tarek Elrich's dangerous square ball ended up in the back of his own net to give Adelaide the lead. Elrich's pass took a slight deflection off Glory defender Rhys Williams' outstretched boot, before bouncing into Risdon's leg and into the goal in the 22nd minute.

The setback seemed to spark Glory into action, and Rostyn Griffiths equalised with a long-range strike into the bottom left-hand corner in the 25th minute.

Adelaide suffered a blow in the 57th minute when striker Sergio Guardiola limped off with a leg injury. And their night turned into a horror show when Amor and Jordan O'Doherty were given their marching orders.

Amor was left fuming after Andy Keogh's first goal, which gave Perth the lead, was allowed to stand in the 67th minute despite Adelaide goalkeeper Eugene Galekovic being floored in a heavy clash with Griffiths. 

Perth Glory celebrate one of Andy Keogh's goals.
Perth Glory celebrate one of Andy Keogh's goals.
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Galekovic got both hands to the ball, but lost control as Griffiths, who was attempting a header, clattered into him. It fell to Keogh, who tapped in from close range to give Glory a 2-1 advantage.

The manager angrily protested to referee Jarred Gillett, and his outburst resulted in him being sent to the stands. As he walked to the tunnel, Amor raised his drink bottle to Glory fans who were taunting him.

Things went from bad to worse for Adelaide just minutes later when O'Doherty was shown his second yellow card for a studs-up challenge. A clearly frustrated O'Doherty punched a brick wall as he made his way down the tunnel.

In a spiteful match, Keogh suffered a cut lip in the dying minutes after being hit by a stray elbow from Iacopo La Rocca. Keogh had the last laugh though scoring a fine diving header in the last move of the match.

The win lifted Glory into third spot, while defending champions Adelaide remain bottom with just two points from seven games.