They’ve gone through five games in 16 days and that’s a massive effort,” coach Aurelio Vidmar said. "There was a bit of doubt in my mind tonight about how they were going to come up and they were a bit flat. Dpboss
"But for the boys to go out and really squeeze every last bit of energy they had in their bodies was a superb effort.”
The race to become the league’s leading goalscorer is also closer then ever before at this stage of the season.
Six players, from six different clubs, are tied for the lead with four goals apiece including 2007/08 Golden Boot winner Danny Allsopp of Melbourne.
Queensland’s Scottish playmaker Charlie Miller scored in each of his first four A-League appearances to break Kevin Muscat’s record while Cristiano, Perth’s Eugene Dadi, Mariners striker Matt Simon and Kiwi Shane Smeltz complete the list.