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          Perth Glory, Wellington, WS Wanderers all through to FFA Cup final 16

          • Cronan Yu
          Aug 11, 2015, 09:18 PM ET

          Last year's runners-up Perth Glory progressed into the round of 16 of the FFA Cup after a narrow 4-3 penalty shootout victory over the Newcastle Jets after the scores were locked at 2-2 after extra time on Tuesday evening.

          The stakes were high heading into the match with both sides looking to rebuild following their respective controversies last season. The Glory were ousted from the A-League finals following their salary cap scandal while the the Jets have begun a new era under FFA control following their recent financial struggles.

          It was the Novocastrians who got off to a better start with new recruit Labinot Haliti almost drawing first blood in the eighth minute when a marauding run eventually saw his shot across the face of the goal saved by former Wanderers teammate Jerrad Tyson.

          The Jets built upon their early dominance when David Carney opened the scoring midway through the first half after pouncing on a defensive error from Antony Golec before blasting a powerful shot past a helpless Tyson.

          Haliti continued to threaten as he stung the palms of Perth's custodian in the 33rd minute with a crisp strike before sending a volley into the back of the net from the far post only to be ruled offside.

          A frenetic start to the second half saw the Glory immediately place their opponents on the back foot as Scott Miller's men struggled to retain possession.

          And while the Jets continued to carve up chances throughout, Perth Glory would eventually make them pay for their inability to put the result beyond doubt when Sidnei Sciola equalised three minutes from time after a Nebojsa Marinkovic cross gave the Brazilian a simple tap in at the back post.

          Marinkovic soon gave Glory the lead two minutes into extra time from the penalty spot after the visitors were dubiously awarded a penalty when Golec was felled in the box.

          Haliti, though, gave Newcastle Jets hope of progressing through after firing into the back of the net from the back post off a cross from the left flank in the 115th minute.

          Newcastle's goal-scoring heroes soon became villains, however, as both Haliti and Carney missed crucial spot-kicks to succumb to a 4-3 defeat on penalties in front of 2,563 supporters.

          Elsewhere, the Western Sydney Wanderers progressed past the round of 32 stage for the first time with a narrow 1-0 win over Brisbane Roar in Penrith.

          Roar coach John Aloisi opted for a strong line-up starting Jade North and Shane Steffanutto in defence, Matt McKay, Luke Brattan and Thomas Broich in midfield and Dimitri Petratos as well as Jamie Maclaren and Brandon Borrello upfront.

          The visitors could easily have had a penalty inside the first six minutes of play after Broich appeared to have been tripped in the area, but the referee controversially waved play-on.

          While the Wanderers carved up chances of their own, Brisbane were by far the dominant side in the first half and should have grabbed the lead courtesy of Borrello after Andrew Redmayne managed to fumble Maclaren's cross from the byline with Scott Jamieson somehow keeping the shot off the rebound out of the net.

          But Roar were made to pay for their lacklustre play in front of goal when Golgol Mebrahtu scored the solitary goal of the match after lashing an incredible drive into the corner of the net to seal the victory.

          Meanwhile, the Central Coast Mariners were denied a memorable victory in front of their home fans, succumbing to a narrow 1-0 defeat to the Wellington Phoenix.

          The Mariners were hoping to get off to a good start with life under manager Tony Walmsley and they certainly were lively in the opening exchanges, producing dangerous runs behind the Phoenix's defence.

          And despite carving up chances early on, the hosts were soon pegged back when a terrible clearance from rookie custodian Paul Izzo rebounded off Kwabena Appiah-Kubi into the back of the net after 20 minutes of play.

          The talented winger's pace was a constant threat throughout the match, and the Mariners were ultimately lucky not to have conceded more as they crashed out of the FFA Cup.

          In the round's final match, the Oakleigh Cannons progressed into the round of 16 after defeating the FNQ Heat 5-4 on penalties after finishing 1-1 after 120 minutes.

          Dean Piemonte's goal off a set-piece looked to have given Oakleigh a memorable victory after curling a spectacular free kick into the top corner in the third minute of extra time but were forced to go to penalties after Jamie Gosling equalised for the visitors in the dying seconds of the match.

          A poor penalty from Tamas Maffey-Stumpe, which sailed high and wide of the goal, eventually sealed Heat's fate as Lambros Honos' decisive penalty shot the Cannons into the next stage of the tournament.