Glory Youth set for Mariners

Perth Glory Youth will be hoping to repeat the dose of their round one win against Central Coast when they tackle the Mariners at Members Equity Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

Glory kick started their campaign with a hard fought 1-0 victory on the road against Central Coast where Stirling Lions dynamo Ludovic Boi scored the winner.

Saturday-s match is just the third time the Glory Youth have played in Perth and will looking for some home town support to get their season back on track after two tough away trips.

Glory currently sits in fourth position on the Youth League table and Coach Gareth Naven has maintained his focus on the continued development of his players, many of whom have taken significant steps in the national competition.

“It-s all about us, what we can do and how we can improve ourselves by playing against quality opposition,” Naven said.

“We know our opponents basic formation and how they like to play but it-s important for us to play the way we want.

“While results are nice we are always mindful that our primary goal is to develop our young boys into the best players they can be,” said Naven.

Perth Glory v Central Coast Mariners
Saturday 29 November at Members Equity Stadium
Kick off 3.15pm

Referee: David Costello

Perth Glory squad: Dejan ALEKSIC (gk), Ludovic BOI, Hayden DOYLE, Howard FONDYKE, Lewis HALL, Steven HESKETH, Andrija JUKIC, Mark LEE (OA), Adam LUCA, Scott NEVILLE, Ryan PEARSON, Jason PETKOVIC (gk) (OA), James SAMMUT, Anthony SKORICH, Reece VITTIGLIA

Unavailable: Dean EVANS (ankle – 1 week), Brent GRIFFITHS (groin – 2 weeks), Liam HARVEY (leg – 1 week)

Central Coast Mariners squad: Laurence BRAUDE, Sean MITCHELL, Ty OWENS, Nathan SHERLOCK, Brady SMITH, Steven TIBBETTS, Glen TRIFIRO, Darko VIDOVIC, Scott WRIGHT *Five to be included

Unavailable: Nick KAPSIS, Tim McGOWAN (broken Leg – indefinite), Matthew LEWIS (representative duty – Australian Schoolboys)