Wander-land ... Joe Gibbs and Michael Thwaite tussle for the ball. Source: Mark Evans / News Limited
Aaron Mooy's first A-League goal secured Western Sydney Wanderers' seventh straight win as they ground out a 1-0 home win over struggling Perth Glory to ensure their qualification for the finals in their debut season.
The Wanderers on Saturday became the first team since Melbourne Victory in 2006 to win seven on the trot but were made to work hard by a doughty Glory outfit at Parramatta Stadium.
Ultimately the Wanderers needed a little touch of fortune for the deciding goal with Mooy's 58th-minute shot deflecting off Glory defender Michael Thwaite and past goalkeeper Danny Vukovic.
It was no more than the Wanderers deserved as they created the majority of chances and were the more offensively-minded side.
However, they struggled to find the final pass or shot and weren't as slick as in some of their recent wins.
Perth fought hard in their second match under caretaker coach Alistair Edwards and for a long period looked as if they might add another point to the three they secured in Edwards' first match in charge against pacesetter Central Coast last week.
Relive the Wanderers momentous win over Perth Glory in our A-League Match Centre, featuring video highlights.
Glory had a brief purple patch just after the 80th minute with substitute Ryo Nagai firing in two shots and Liam Miller one, all in the space of three minutes.
The Wanderers did most of the attacking in the first half.
Mark Bridge had a 44th-minute attempt from the edge of the area pushed away by Vukovic who was in position to more comfortably snuff out shots from Joe Gibbs and Shinji Ono.
Perth's only on-target first-half effort was a 36th-minute Thwaite header from a corner which went straight into the hands of Wanderers goalkeeper Ante Covic, who had little to do in his 100th A-League appearance.
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