Canberra United's match postponement against Perth Glory dubbed a 'blessing in disguise'

The side's round three match was set for December 18 against Perth Glory before it was postponed on Monday due to Western Australia's COVID-19 border restrictions.

The fixture could be pushed back as far as February 5, when the state's borders are due to reopen to the vaccinated without requiring quarantine upon arrival.

American-import Chelsee Washington said the postponement gave Canberra a chance to regroup, and after the heat they played in on Sunday in their 2-1 loss, it was welcomed.

"It was really good to see everybody after the game ... very optimistic, we could all see a lot of strides that we've made going from week one to week two. So it was not the result we wanted, but we're hoping to just build off of the good things for sure," she said.

"It's kind of a blessing in disguise to be honest right now. We obviously haven't gotten off on the best start.

"So in a way, a two week-ish gap kind of helps us be able to regroup, reset, take the lessons that we got from this last game but also get some time ... to freshen up some bodies and get ready for the next round."

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The side will earn themselves a 12-day break between fixtures following their loss to Adelaide United on Sunday night, and will face Brisbane Roar at home on December 23. Roar also sit winless heading into week three.

Canberra head coach Vicki Linton said there were pleasing aspects they had adopted against Adelaide and they would look to work on them during their extended break.

"This is football, we have to go away and we now have two weeks to work for our next game. So in some ways, that's good," she said.

"I love being able to turn around the next week though to sharpen us up, but it gives us a little bit of time to prepare for the next one. And with everyone, how they've come in and COVID has really impacted the players' offseason/preseason, you can see it across all the teams during the start of the season."

Another thing Washington will be preparing for against the Roar, that has surprised her since she made her debut at Viking Park in round one, was the interactions with opposition players.

"I was actually chatting with a couple players on the field. They were very friendly, which is not the case in America. Like, 'How are you finding Australia? I'm like, 'You're not on my team?'," the midfielder laughed.

"It's been very competitive ... [and it's] getting used to just tactical wise, different types of competition compared to the US, but it's always good as a player to kind of give yourself those challenges and something new to kind of adapt."