The 10-man Socceroos' unlikely 2-1 victory over Oman in Muscat literally sparked fireworks when a cracker was thrown on the field after Brett Emerton scored the vital winner close to full-time.

The pyrotechnic appeared to be a flare and landed close to Socceroos Dave Carney and Brett Holman who managed to retreat away from it just before it exploded, showering the area in white-hot burning fragments that came within inches of the players and referee.

There were also metaphorical fireworks over referee Sun Baojie's performance in the match. Although there was little argument with his dismissal of Australia fullback Rhys WIlliams just 18 minutes into the game for a botched tackle from behind in the box, many of his other decisions appeared erratic.

Among the controversial decisions was his insistence that Harry Kewell leave the field of play on the far side of the pitch when he was substituted instead of being allowed to run off the pitch as normal.

However, the FFA are refusing to get involved in a slagging match with Oman or the AFC over the events in the game which sent Australia to the top of their qualifying group.

They are content to allow events to take their course through normal channels without making a formal complaint. The decision comes after Oman coach Claude Le Roy's bitter outburst at allegedly being called a cheat by the Australian bench during the home leg of the tie in Melbourne last month.

Today though, the FFA were keen to put the firework incident and refereeing behind them and move on, and enjoy the latest success for the Socceroos.

"We understand it has been a matter noted by the Match Commissioner and will be taken up in that context," said an FFA spokeswoman.

"The important aspect of last night's game was the fantastic result and the terrific way in which Pim and the players got the job done with only 10 men on the field for most of the game."