BRISBANE (Interstat) — Brisbane Roar defeated Perth Glory 2-1 on Friday, using first-half goals from Justin Vidic and Nam Tae-Hee to build a lead before holding off a second-half response. Vidic opened the scoring in the 28th minute, and Nam doubled the lead in the 42nd. Perth pulled one back through Matthew Ellis in the 60th minute but could not find an equalizer. Brisbane improved to 1-0 in the competition and 2-0 across all competitions. Perth fell to 0-2 in the competition and 0-3 overall.

Nam finished with one goal in 90 minutes, and Vidic had one goal in 90 minutes and was booked in the 63rd minute. Tate Russell recorded an assist in 80 minutes before being substituted in the 80th minute. Ellis scored in 31 minutes for Perth. The match included five yellow cards. N. Maieroni was booked for Brisbane in the 24th minute, J. King in the 45th, Vidic in the 63rd, and N. Amanatidis in the 77th. J. Kucharski received a yellow card for Perth in the 90th minute plus three.

Perth made a substitution in the 46th minute and two more in the 59th. Brisbane made two changes in the 65th minute, two in the 75th, and one in the 80th. Perth also made changes in the 75th and 80th minutes. The substitution events included Lebib A. in the 46th for Perth, Despotovski S. and Jacobsz P. in the 59th, Stajic M. and Postolachi V. in the 65th for Brisbane, James Ngor S. and Francois T. in the 75th for Brisbane, Colakovski S. in the 75th for Perth, Russell T. in the 80th for Brisbane, and Lawrence T. in the 80th for Perth.

The goals and cards came in this order: Maieroni’s 24th-minute yellow, Vidic’s 28th-minute goal, Nam’s 42nd-minute goal, King’s 45th-minute yellow, Ellis’s 60th-minute goal, Vidic’s 63rd-minute yellow, Amanatidis’s 77th-minute yellow, and Kucharski’s yellow in the 90th minute plus three. Brisbane led 2-0 at halftime. No goals were scored after Ellis’s 60th-minute strike. Brisbane did not score after the 42nd minute, and Perth did not score after the 60th minute.

The second half included substitutions for both teams and four yellow cards after halftime. Brisbane’s Vidic was booked in the 63rd, Amanatidis in the 77th, and Perth’s Kucharski in stoppage time. Brisbane finished with four yellow cards to Perth’s one. The match had 10 substitution events, with Perth making five and Brisbane making five. Brisbane held the 2-1 lead for the final 30 minutes.

Earlier this season, Perth lost 2-1 at Macarthur FC and fell 3-1 at home to Adelaide United. Brisbane had beaten Broadmeadow 3-1 at home. Perth’s competition record is now 0 wins and 2 losses, while Brisbane’s competition record is 1 win and 0 losses. Across all competitions, Perth is 0-3 and Brisbane is 2-0. Brisbane has won both of its all-competitions matches this season, while Perth has lost all three. The match was played as a home game for Brisbane.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Brisbane Roar 4, Perth Glory 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Brisbane Roar with a 70.8 percent probability to win. Brisbane Roar had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -0.5. The total score of 3 went under the over/under line of 2.5.