Sydney United starting XI: Janjetovic (GK), Rule, Nakano, Tilo, Blazeka, Rose, De Oliveira, Milicevic, Krslovic, Arambasic, Koko

Bench: Pratezina, Mow, Tomelic, Cimenti, Leonard, Ivancic, Orlovic

Goals: Krslovic 7’

MetroStars starting XI: Oestreich (GK), Barr, McNamara, Fortunatow, Gow, Sotira, Porter, Visser, Walls, Nagel, Cittadini

Bench: Barbiero, Czapla, D’Angelo, Divin, Muhitira, Rapuano

Goals: Cittadini 51’, Visser 56’

The NPL South Australia Premiers are now off the mark and have leaped to third spot on the Group D table.

But for MetroStars supporters, it was an all-too-familiar story at the break: the Adelaide side had dominated possession and looked much more dangerous than their opponents, but somehow found themselves 1-0 down.

To be fair to the home side, they started brightly and deserved their lead which came in the 7th minute thanks to Michael Krslovic, who finished his one-on-one into the bottom-left corner with composure.

But a five-minute blitz early in the second half saw the match turned on its head. Cittadini drew the visitors level in the 51st minute when he hit in the rebound after Visser’s initial effort was parried into his path by United goalkeeper Vedran Janjetovic.

In the 55th minute, Visser wasn’t to be denied a second time as MetroStars completed their comeback. A one-two between the goal scorer and Christian Sotira ended with the latter’s cutback being side footed into the far post.

“After the first two rounds [of us] being goalless … it was good to get those two [goals] yesterday, and then ultimately get our first win,” Visser said, adding that despite going into the break 1-0 down - once again after creating myriad scoring opportunities - the team still felt they had what it takes to turn things around.

“We know [from our experience] throughout the year, we’re one of those teams who have this sort of inevitability of scoring and winning,” he revealed.

“That’s happened quite a few times during the season. We’d be playing really well … and then it takes [up] to the very last minute of the game to get that winning goal.”

It was a message the midfielder says was reiterated by MetroStars coach Danny Graystone during his half-time talk.

“Danny just brought us in, backed us, said how well we were going and just told us to control the game … chances will come.”

When asked how it felt to score the winning goal, Visser was straight to the point: “Amazing,” he chuckled.

“First-time finishes are always harder cause you have less control,” he explained.

“I was just reading the play. I laid the ball to [Christian] Sotira … he took it to the byline and that opened up a little bit more space [before he chipped it in] … then I just reacted pretty quickly … [it was] an amazing feeling.”

Sotira was pivotal for MetroStars, with the tricky midfielder being heavily involved both goals. “He’s really good in the pockets and fast on his feet … in tight spaces especially, [he] can outmanoeuvre all opponents,” Visser said of his teammate.

“In that game he had, I’d say, perfect timing of when to release the ball.”

Next up for MetroStars is APIA Leichhardt in Sydney, a match Visser concedes will be challenging but not insurmountable.

“Going forward, we just have to use this momentum,” he said. “We know we can beat these three teams … whether it’s home or away I think we know we can win - it’s just about being clinical and coming out and being our best again.

“Obviously [APIA’s] a good team, they play well [and] have some good players,” he admitted. “But the way we play the game, we’re more of a possession-based team, if we can make them work and create those chances with the confidence that we’ve gained from this week, I think there’s a good chance of winning.

“Now that we’ve got the goals, I feel like they can keep coming.”