Brisbane Roar stormed into the A-League finals series with a 3-1 win over Sydney FC in their high-stakes encounter at Suncorp Stadium. Besart Berisha, Stephen Lustica and Ivan Franjic grabbed the all-important Brisbane goals.
Alessandro Del Piero's goalscoring heroics, Edinson Cavani and Michael Owen grabbing landmark goals and some wayward shooting in South Africa all feature in FIFA.com's latest stats review.
A brace from Alessandro Del Piero was academic as Sydney FC were beaten 4-2 by reigning champions Brisbane Roar in their A-League encounter.
A 1-1 draw with Brisbane Roar maintained Wellington Phoenix's unbeaten start to the A-League season, while Dean Heffernan and Billy Mehmet gave Perth Glory victory over Melbourne Heart.
Despite an Alessandro Del Piero goal, Sydney FC lost 3-2 at home to Newcastle Jets, for whom Emile Heskey was on target, while Brisbane Roar overwhelmed Melbourne Victory 5-0.
Adelaide United won 2-0 at Gamba Osaka and Ulsan Hyundai were victorious against FC Tokyo as the pair claimed top spot in their respective AFC Champions League groups, while Bani Yas and Esteghlal both qualified in late matches.
