Tyson was making just his first A-League appearance since season 2014 when he lined up for the Wanderers against Perth Glory.

After enjoying game time with Sun Pegasus in the Hong Kong Premier League, Tyson spent the whole of the 2015/16 season on Glory's bench.

He returned to the Red and Black, and last week made his comeback apperance over preferred goalkeeper Andrew Redmayne.

“For me I felt pressure going into the game because I’ve been a reserve goalkeeper for a long time now,” Tyson said. 

“I suppose I had a few demons in my own head thinking ‘am I actually good enough to play at this level?’.

“Getting the opportunity to play on Friday night was fantastic just for my own head to say ‘well, yes I do feel like I’m good enough to play at this level’.

"Every opportunity I get to play in the future now will be fantastic for me to grow, develop and get better and better."

Tyson added: “Anyone who plays for this club knows that the starting XI is picked based on the week at training and I certainly appreciated the opportunity to get out there, play and thank all of the fans for the support they gave me.

“I loved it, it was definitely something I’ve been waiting a long time for and it lived up to all expectations.

"There were a lot of things I did well and I lot of things I did poorly, but it’s all part of my journey and hopefully I can keep building on it from here.”

While Tyson hopes to be selected for next week’s game against Brisbane Roar, he knows it will be no easy decision for coach Tony Popovic.

Still, he says, there are no ill feelings towards friend and teammate Redmayne after spending close time together in Young Socceroos, Olyroos and in the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS).

“Redders and I have known each other for 10 years and we’ve got a really close friendship first of all, and a very professional relationship on the pitch as well,” he added.

“I was always supporting him when he had the job, and he was fantastic for me this week with me getting the nod for the game, so there’s definitely a professional attitude there between us both.

“He did everything he could to make sure I did my bit for the team this week and I’m sure whoever plays this week, the other person will be doing the same for that person.”

A goal from Socceroo star Tim Cahill denied Western Sydney the three points and despite believing they did enough to win the game, Tyson was gracious after conceding the first goal.

“I saw the ball coming in from (Bruno) Fornaroli and had to react to the ball coming from him… I’ve had a look back at it and I don’t believe he touched the ball,” he said.

“My reaction was for the ball and Timmy’s got in there, shown his class, it was a fantastic touch and managed to get it in.

“I’m disappointed as a goalie to lose that clean sheet, but I don’t think our play throughout the game deserved us to concede, I’ll have to take it on the chin and improve for the next game.”