Diego Castro – 8

Worked his usual wizardry, leaving two Phoenix defenders in the dust with a particularly extravagant piece of skill on the byline.

Kurto could only parry his sweet chest and volley, and Ikonomidis cleaned up the scraps. A constant threat with the ball at his feet, and Wellington gave him altogether too much space to operate in. Given a rest after 70 minutes, but the Galician proved he still has plenty in the tank yet.

Chris Ikonomidis – 8.5

Calmly buried a rebound in the 35th minute to make it 2-0. Showed no signs of an Asian Cup hangover as he tormented the Nix backline with his pace, dribbling, and invention.

Smashed one against the crossbar from a tight angle on the hour mark. Just a thrilling player to watch in transition when he takes on defenders.

Andy Keogh – 7.5

Very quiet for the majority of the first 45. Lovely chip over Kurto in first half stoppage time, but he was correctly adjudged offside. More involved in the second, and netted his 50th A-League goal with a long-range daisy-cutter which skidded perfectly into the bottom corner.

SUBS

Brendon Santalab – 6

Huffed, puffed and scrapped upfront to little reward, but the game was won before his introduction.

Jake Brimmer – 6.5

Looked bright and keen to get involved on the ball.

Scott Neville – N/A

Not given enough time to earn a rating.