Melbourne Victory have defeated Wellington Phoenix 3-1 in their elimination final as Keisuke Honda and Ola Toivonen both played crucial roles for the home side.
After ending the regular season with a 5-0 loss to Perth Glory, the Nix picked themselves up quickly and were an immediate threat at AAMI Park.
Golden boot winner Roy Krishna forcing Lawrence Thomas into an early save as Wellington asked Victory some serious questions early on.
Kevin Muscat's side would work their way into the contest with star duo Honda and Toivonen both unleashing shots after 20 minutes.
It would be Honda that would help break the deadlock just before half-time as the Japanese midfielder picked out Georg Niedermeier from a free-kick and the German showed great awareness to head home.