Bridge's 77th minute strike off a clever give-and-go with Alex Brosque proved the difference in a tense struggle between two evenly matched outfits at Sydney Football Stadium as the Moore Park men defeated Adelaide United 1-0.

However, the 23 year old, who joined the Sky Blues last season from Newcastle Jets, knows it won't be enough to earn a spot in coach Vitezslav Lavicka's starting line-up to face Central Coast Mariners next Saturday.

"We've got a lot of depth, everybody's fit so I just have to be patient and when I get my chances make the most of it," Bridge said.

"Everybody wants to play but when you look at the team and the experience we've got in my positions, we've got Stevie Corica and John Aloisi - who am I to say I deserve to start over those two?

"It's just a matter of staying patient and doing what I can for the team."

Lavicka lauded his players following their impressive outing and empathised with those players currently on the outside looking in.

"I have to say it was a team success, all the players gave more than 100 percent," he said. "I appreciate the approach, the quality, discipline and patience tonight. Team work and team unity, every player gave more than 100 percent for the team victory.

"It's difficult for them because some players cannot play, we can use only three subs during the games but I'm happy each player is available to play."

"It's good news for me but sometimes difficult for players, but that's professional football."

Bridge, meanwhile, confirmed his clever one-two play with Brosque was a move the pair honed on the training pitch during an arduous off-season.

He added: "We've done it a couple of times on the training field, me and Brosquey seem to work well together.

"Actually when it left my foot I prayed that it went to his head because if it didn't I was going to cop a lot of trouble from (assistant coach Tony Popovic) for using that little flick, so it was lucky it came off and went in!."