Victory were in danger of suffering their first loss of the season when Adam Taggart unleashed a 21-yard wonder strike in the 20th minute of Saturday night's match in Perth.
Zinedine Machach equalised in the 42nd minute, and Glory attacker Bruce Kamau was given his marching orders just 15 seconds into the second half for diving.
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Victory substitute Eli Adams fired his team into the lead in the 82nd minute with a beautiful curling strike from outside the box, but there was plenty more drama to come.
Glory debutant Kaelan Majekodunmi stunned Victory with an 89th-minute equaliser, before Folami stole the headlines by weaving his way into the box and sliding a shot past a host of Glory defenders.Â
The result lifted Victory back to the top of the table, two points clear of second-placed Wellington.
Glory are second-last and a worrying seven points adrift of the top six.
Former Glory star Chris Ikonomidis, who was promoted into Victory's starting XI as a replacement for Socceroos striker Bruno Fornaroli, was booed every time he touched the ball.Â
Ikonomidis was dangerous early, but it was Taggart who opened the scoring following a defensive mistake from Daniel Arzani, who volleyed the ball wildly back towards his own goal.
Taggart ran onto the bouncing ball and unleashed a sizzling right-foot strike from 21 yards out to send the crowd into raptures.Â
Victory scored the equaliser in the 42nd minute when Machach latched onto Arzani's pass and rounded Glory defender Darryl Lachman before firing in his shot from the edge of the box.Â
Then just seconds after halftime, Kamau suffered his second moment of madness for the match when he went down in the box despite the chasing Damien Da Silva not making contact with him.
Despite Kamau immediately springing to his feet, referee Lachlan Keevers had no hesitation in brandishing Kamau's second yellow card.
Kamau had already seen yellow in the 34th minute for wrapping his arms around Nishan Velupillay and pulling him back in an AFL-style tackle to stop a fast break.
Despite the numerical disadvantage, Glory bravely continued to attack.
Glory coach Alen Stajcic clearly wasn't intent on holding on for a draw either, introducing attackers Salim Khelifi and Luke Ivanovic in the 66th minute, before replacing Taggart with fellow striker David Williams in the 74th.Â
There was plenty of late drama as Adams curled in a beautiful strike before 19-year-old Glory defender Kaelan Majekodunmi kept his nerve by burying a close-range strike following a corner.Â
But it was Folami who would have the last laugh, dancing his way into the box before squeezing his left-foot strike past Glory goalkeeper Cameron Cook to silence the crowd.
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