Thomas Kristensen – 6

A frustrating game for Kristensen, whose side struggled to keep possession. Instead of starting the attacks, Kristensen and Matt McKay found themselves on the back foot, trying to intercept a pass.

Matt McKay – 6

The Brisbane captain looked good in the heart of Brisbane’s midfield, but the depth in City’s attack was often too much for McKay and his men.

Daniel Leck – 5.5

Leck failed to make much of an impact on the game. His performance could be summarised by a scuffed shot which went begging in the second half.

Brett Holman – 7

A continuous nuisance for the City defence, who struggled to stop Holman from running at the defence with the ball at his feet.

Eric Bautheac – 7.5

The Frenchman seemed to disappear from the action at times, but when called upon, he delivered. A pinpoint free-kick found the head of Maccarone, who opened the scoring and a set of tricks and flicks brought the game to life late on.

Massimo Maccarone – 7

How this Italian covers every blade of grass at 38-years-old should serve as inspiration to other veterans in the game. One minute, Maccarone is scoring a sublime header at one end and the next, he is clearing the ball off the line at the other. However, a stuttered run up followed by a poor penalty gifted Melbourne City with the win.

SUBS:

Ivan Franjic – 5

The former City defender entered the field on 61 minutes and his former side scored five minutes later. From here, it was an uphill battle for Franjic and his side.

Fahid Ben Khalfallah – 6.5

The 35-year-old wanted to prove a point to his old rivals and nearly did just that, winning a penalty with just over ten minutes to go.

Corey Gameiro – did not see enough of the ball to warrant a fair rating.