Perth Glory beats Newcastle Jets 2-0 to go second on A-League ladder

Andy Keogh and Nebojsa Marinkovic were on target as Perth Glory battled to a 2-0 win over Newcastle Jets in the A-League.

Perth Glory kept their hopes of Premier's Plate glory alive with a hard-fought 2-0 win over Newcastle Jets at Hunter Stadium on Monday. 

In a match played in driving rain, the Glory were second best for much of the contest but took the lead through leading scorer Andy Keogh just after half-time. 

The Jets wasted a host of gilt-edged chances throughout the contest and were made to pay as Glory substitute Nebojsa Marinkovic sealed the visitors' win with a thumping strike in the final 10 minutes.

Keogh's 50th-minute opener saw him plant a close-range header past Ben Kennedy from Jamie MacLaren's cross. 

And Keogh was also involved in Perth's second goal as he flicked a long ball into the path of Marinkovic, who found the net with a rasping drive. 

Perth are now level on points with leaders Melbourne Victory, while the Jets remain rock-bottom.

Thursday 02/04/2015

Brisbane Roar

Central Coast Mariners

6-1

Friday 03/04/2015

WS Wanderers FC

Melbourne City FC

1-1

Saturday 04/04/2015

Sydney FC

Adelaide United

0-1

Sunday 05/04/2015

Wellington Phoenix

Melbourne Victory

0-3

Monday 06/04/2015

Newcastle Jets

Perth Glory

0-2

Standings

	Rnk		Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	+/-	Pts
	1		Melbourne Victory	23	12	8	3	50	28	22	44
	2		Perth Glory	24	12	8	4	40	30	10	44
	3		Adelaide United	24	13	4	7	40	26	14	43
	4		Wellington Phoenix	24	13	3	8	41	31	10	42
	5		Sydney FC	24	11	8	5	43	31	12	41
	6		Melbourne City FC	24	9	7	8	34	34	0	34
	7		Brisbane Roar	23	8	4	11	36	37	-1	28
	8		Central Coast Mariners	24	4	8	12	22	44	-22	20
	9		WS Wanderers FC	24	3	6	15	26	40	-14	15
	10		Newcastle Jets	24	2	8	14	18	49	-31	14