Landing in Perth directly from Thailand after being taken to extra-time in a steamy midweek Asian Champions League 2 win over Bangkok United, the hard-fought point moved Sydney back into the top-six, ahead of Western United – who play Adelaide on Sunday – on goal difference.
Seeking to dictate tempo across the opening half, the Sky Blues dominated possession but struggled to turn this into clear-cut chances, ending the opening 45 minutes without registering a shot on target despite having more than 60 percent possession.
The Glory, in contrast, were able to use their limited time in attack to great effect, looking promising as they manufactured several chances that forced Harrison Devenish-Meares into action.
Their best chance of the opening stanza came 33 minutes in when Yuto Misao got down the left and lofted a ball onto the head of Adam Taggart atop the six-yard box, only for Devenish-Meares to get down on the goalline and dig it out.
Seeking to press home their advantage, the Glory looked to display greater initiative early in the second half but, just like Sydney in the first, increasingly found chances hard to come by the more of the ball they saw,
Sydney finally fashioned a shot on target in the 68th minute through Patryk Klimala and it ushered in a promising late push for Ufuk Talay's side, with Joe Lolley, Douglas Costa, and Anas Ouahim all putting keeper Oliver Sail under pressure as they threatened to finish over the top.
But both sides ultimately had to settle for a stalemate, the Glory moving five points clear of bottom-placed Brisbane but also having played three games more.
