MELBOURNE, Australia (Interstat) — Substitute Tom Lawrence scored three goals Sunday to lead Perth Glory to a 3-1 road victory over Melbourne City in an A-League match at AAMI Park.

Lawrence, who entered the game off the bench, scored in the 10th, 22nd and 80th minutes to dismantle the favored hosts. Andrew Nabbout scored a consolation goal for Melbourne City in the third minute of second-half stoppage time.

The result defied pregame projections that favored Melbourne City, which held a 52.9% probability to win according to one statistical system. Perth Glory opened its A-League season with a win, while Melbourne City began with a loss.

Assists for Perth came from Aziz Behich, Giovanni De Abreu and Germán Ferreyra, who along with De Abreu also received yellow cards. Behich was booked for Melbourne City.