Brisbane Roar have thumped Perth Glory 4-0 in a confidence-boosting win for the Queensland outfit just weeks out from the start of the 2016/17 A-League season.
Coach John Aloisi hailed the team’s performance and ability to keep a clean sheet after cruising to an easy win at Leichhardt Oval on Tuesday.
"We were positive going forward when we had the ball and defensively we kept our shape really well," Aloisi said.
"We dealt really well with their set pieces.
"Luke Devere played 70 minutes and he was good and Michael (Theo) made a couple of good saves."
Roar were forced to withstand some early pressure from the Glory, who looked threatening from set pieces, before taking control of the match.
An own-goal from Perth defender Josh Risdon following good lead-up play from Brandon Borrello opened the scoring after 34 minutes.
Borrello was on the scene again three minutes later, squaring the ball to the goalmouth where Jamie Maclaren doubled the advantage from close range.
Brisbane took a two goal lead into the break before Dimitri Petratos added a third for the Roar after creating space for a shot and finding the back of the net with a fine long-range effort.
Roar struck again moments later when Petratos’ free-kick ricocheted back into play off the crossbar to Thomas Broich who fired home with a superbly-struck volley.
The Roar threatened regularly from the right side of attack with Brandon Borrello causing problems for the Glory defence throughout the match.
Aloisi praised Roar’s attack: "We've got competition for places which is what we want and what we really need if we want to compete.
"The movement was good and Brandon made good forward runs, Dimi (Petratos) was timing the ball well and Brandon was able to get in behind the defence
"Dimi did really well. They were struggling to deal with him and scoring will give him confidence. He hit the crossbar with a really good free-kick and Thomas managed to score from the rebound."
Brisbane Roar 4 (Risdon (o.g.) 35’, Maclaren 38’, Petratos 65’, Broich 71’)
Perth Glory 0
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