Brisbane Roar edge Perth Glory behind Vidic and Nam

BRISBANE (Interstat) — Brisbane Roar beat Perth Glory 2-1 on Friday, using first-half goals from Justin Vidic and Nam Tae-Hee before holding off a second-half response. Vidic scored in the 28th minute, and Nam doubled the advantage in the 42nd. Perth replied through Matthew Ellis in the 60th minute. Nam finished with one goal in 90 minutes, while Vidic also played the full match, scored once and received a yellow card in the 63rd. Ellis scored in 31 minutes of action. Tate Russell recorded an assist during an 80-minute outing. Brisbane led at halftime and protected the advantage after Perth’s goal, despite a busy closing stretch. Brisbane collected four yellow cards to Perth’s one, with Maieroni and King booked before halftime and Vidic and Amanatidis also cautioned. Kucharski was booked for Perth in stoppage time. The result leaves Perth 0-2 in this competition and 0-3 across all competitions. Brisbane improved to 1-0 in the competition and 2-0 overall.