“I was very happy with the first half,” said Sterjovski. “We were in control and stuck to our game plan really well.

“In the second half, we lost our focus a bit and maybe a few players were looking to get on the scoresheet. But overall I'm happy with the three points and I'm looking forward to the next game. 

“We're playing in this (AFC Cup) to win. It's difficult to say now how far we can go, we don't want to look too far ahead. So far we've had a good start and we'll be looking to continue this.”

There will be things for the former Australian international to work on despite the comprehensive win as two late goals conceded and an overall second half performance that didn’t quite match up to the first.

Improving this could prove vital when Macarthur travel to take on Cambodia’s Phnom Penh Crown on October 26, the other team with a perfect record in Group F.

“To score so many (goals) in the first half, I think it's easy sometimes to lose your way. 

“It's something we definitely have to work on, I don't like conceding goals, so it is definitely something I'll address with the team.”