Player ratings - Melbourne v Sydney

midfield and created a lot for the home side going forward.

10. Archie Thompson - 2 - A tragic night for Thompson as he will miss the next 6-12 months after rupturing his ACL in just the 10th minute.

11. Marvin Angulo - 5 - Worked hard but simply did not create enough in terms of goal scoring chances after replacing Thompson. He then missed a penalty in the shootout.

12. Rody Vargas - 6 - Vargas was his typical dependable self in defence while he bobbed up on a couple of occasions to threaten the goals

16. Carlos Hernandez - 7 - When he was good, he was very good, but when he wasn't he was completely absent. He struggled to contribute consistently over the 90 minutes and then went completely out of it after that point due to leg weariness.

19. Evan Berger - 4 – Didn't provide the impact Melbourne would have hoped for off the bench

21. Robbie Kruse - 5- Good in the first half but after copping plenty of treatment, went out of the game the longer it went

22. Nick Ward - 5 - Was dogged by poor touch all night as he battled to have an influence. Replaced on 76 minutes.

23. Adrian Leijer - 7 - Scored the goal which got the game to extra time. It was an excellent header. Did his job in defence, without setting the world on fire.

25. Aziz Behich - 5 - Could have won Melbourne the game in the dying minutes of normal time, but spoilt and excellent chance. Had some impact off the bench, but not a lot.