A superb long-range strike from captain Rostyn Griffiths helped spark Perth Glory to a 2-1 win over fellow Final Series hopefuls Wellington Phoenix in Thursday's A-League encounter.
Perth headed into the contest at NIB Stadium on the back of a six-game winless streak and their prospects appeared bleak when Roy Krishna put Phoenix in front in the 11th minute after good work from Shane Smeltz and a terrible error from Glory keeper Liam Reddy.
That was the 4,000th goal in A-League history, but it was Perth that were celebrating in first-half injury time when Griffiths' thunderbolt levelled proceedings.