PERTH (Interstat) — Emma Tovar scored in the fifth minute, Susan Phonsongkham set up both goals and Rola Badawiya added a first-half strike as Perth W defeated Wellington Phoenix FC W 2-0 on Sunday.

Tovar played all 90 minutes and finished with one goal. Phonsongkham also played 90 minutes and recorded two assists. Badawiya played 62 minutes, scored once and was replaced in the 62nd minute. Wellington Phoenix FC W’s Jale was shown a yellow card in the 27th minute. Wellington Phoenix FC W made a substitution in the 17th minute when Woods entered. Eglinton and Main entered in the 60th minute, and Yallop entered in the 86th minute. Perth W replaced Badawiya in the 62nd minute, brought on Westaway in the 63rd minute and Jenkins in the 66th minute, and made two changes in the 73rd minute when Cassidy and Buchanan entered. The substitution list for Perth W also included Badawiya, Westaway, Jenkins, Cassidy and Buchanan.

Perth W opened the scoring early when Tovar converted in the fifth minute. Phonsongkham supplied the assist. Perth W doubled its lead in the 40th minute when Badawiya scored, again with Phonsongkham providing the assist. Wellington Phoenix FC W could not find a response before halftime or after the break. Perth W held the visiting side scoreless and protected its two-goal advantage through the second half. Wellington Phoenix FC W pushed for a goal after the restart but could not break through. Perth W’s defense kept Wellington Phoenix FC W off the scoreboard for the full match. The first half ended with Perth W ahead 2-0. The second half produced no goals. The match finished with Perth W ahead 2-0. The home side took the result after Badawiya’s goal.

The result left Wellington Phoenix FC W with no wins, two losses and one draw in the competition. Its record across all competitions is also no wins, two losses and one draw. Perth W has two wins, no losses and one draw in the competition and the same record across all competitions. Wellington Phoenix FC W remained without a win in the competition and across all competitions. Perth W stayed unbeaten in the competition and across all competitions. The competition record and overall record matched for both teams after the match.

Wellington Phoenix FC W had drawn 1-1 with Melbourne Victory W and lost 1-2 to Melbourne City W in its previous competition matches. Perth W had drawn 0-0 at Adelaide W after a 1-0 win at Newcastle W. Those previous results meant Wellington Phoenix FC W entered the match without a competition win, while Perth W entered unbeaten. Wellington Phoenix FC W’s season record in the competition is now zero wins, two losses and one draw. Perth W’s season record in the competition is now two wins, zero losses and one draw. Wellington Phoenix FC W’s season record across all competitions is now zero wins, two losses and one draw. Perth W’s season record across all competitions is now two wins, zero losses and one draw.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Perth W 1, Wellington Phoenix FC W 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Perth W with a 77.2 percent probability to win. Wellington Phoenix FC W had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -0.5. The total score of 2 went over the over/under line of 2.5.