Daniel De Silva opens the scoring for Perth. Photograph: Tony McDonough/AAP

Glory were cruising towards victory after De Silva’s second-minute strike and Keogh’s 60th-minute goal put them 2-0 up in front of 9,233 fans.

But the game roared back to life in the 63rd minute when Glory substitute Ruben Zadkovich, who had been on the pitch for just 17 seconds, was shown a straight red for a dangerous tackle on Vince Lia.

Wellington pegged a goal back in the 85th minute through a Roy Krishna penalty, and the visitors missed out on an equaliser when Nathan Burns’s strike in the fourth minute of added time slid just wide.

Phoenix entered Friday’s clash without star midfielder Michael McGlinchey, who flew back to New Zealand for the birth of his daughter Annabel.

Glory made a dream start to the match when 17-year-old De Silva scored after just 88 seconds.

Youssouf Hersi set up the goal by cleverly skipping past Thomas Doyle before squaring for De Silva to chest the bobbling ball home.

The remainder of the half featured few clear-cut chances, with Hersi having a chuckle at himself after fluffing a running shot on goal in the 41st minute.

Keogh scored his fifth goal of the season when he stuck out his left boot to send Josh Risdon’s pinpoint cross into the back of the net.

But the Phoenix were back in the contest when Zadkovich’s clumsy tackle on Lia earned him a red card.

Phoenix substitute Tyler Boyd earned his side a penalty when Risdon brought him down in the box, and Krishna made no mistake from the spot.

But the league leaders were able to hold on in the dying minutes to secure their sixth win in seven league games this season.