Arguably the highlight of the night, though, was the wild post-game celebrations in the changerooms of the victors, which has now become an FFA Cup tradition.

Avondale 4 (Sheppard 2', Katebian 54', Boland 72' pen, Christodoulou 86') Marconi Stallions 1 (Andrew 5'), ABD Stadium, Melbourne

Both sides traded goals inside the opening five minutes, before former Brisbane Roar and Melbourne Victory man Joey Katebian rifled in a superb strike 10 minutes after half-time.

Liam Boland converted a 72nd minute penalty and Evan Christodoulou added another late on to seal a big win.

Gwelup Croatia 0 Adelaide Comets 4 (Briscoe 5', Carter 44', Andijanto 55', Welsh 86' pen), Dorrien Gardens, Perth

The South Australian club pulled apart the West Aussies with an emphatic win from start to finish in the late kick-off.

Port Melbourne 0 APIA Leichhardt Tigers 1 (Sekiya 45'), JL Murphy Reserve, Melbourne

Japanese import Tasuku Sekiya netted the only goal of the game on the stroke of half-time, squeezing a shot under Port Melbourne keeper Matthew Symes from a tight angle.