Melbourne Victory have produced their finest performance of the young A-League season, cutting 10-man Wellington Phoenix down to size in a 6-1 thrashing at Etihad Stadium.
Besart Berisha finished with a hat-trick and Marco Rojas earned a double as Dylan Fox's dismissal after the break opened the floodgates for the home side.
Berisha twice delivered his punishment from the penalty spot after sloppy Wellington defending, while Rojas surged onto loose balls to finish past Glen Moss.
The pair combined for a 82nd minute effort that secured Berisha's hat-trick, and Mitch Austin cemented Wellington's embarrassment in injury time in front of 20,113 at Etihad Stadium.
The all-action affair delivered on Victory coach Kevin Muscat's promise of an attacking feast, with plenty of bumps on the way.
With Rojas, Kosta Barbarouses, Gui Finkler and Phoenix coach Ernie Merrick all turning out against their former employers, there was plenty of feeling on display.
Full-backs Daniel Georgievski and Jason Geria powered Victory — the former involved in the two first-half penalties.
On 20 minutes, the Macedonian international flew into the box and was clumsily brought down by Roly Bonevacia as he collected Oliver Bozanic's nifty pass.
Two minutes later, Georgievski turned provider for Berisha.
Dylan Fox's attempt to muscle out the Albanian went awry, with his leg sticking inside Berisha's stride like a rod in between the spokes of a bicycle wheel.
On both occasions, Victory's striker strode confidently to the penalty spot, shooting to Moss' right.
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