Henrique De Silva of the Roar gets his side on the board in Perth. Source: Paul Kane / Getty Images
BRISBANE Roar has cruised into the last 16 of the FFA Cup with a 4-0 thrashing of Stirling Lions in Perth.
The A-League champions withstood some early pressure from the NPL Western Australia outfit before taking complete control of the contest.
Departed striker Besart Berisha wasn't missed as a Roar side minus a handful of regulars, including midfield trio Luke Brattan, Matt McKay and Liam Miller, strolled to victory in front of 1152 spectators at the Western Australia Athletics Stadium.
Brazilian livewire Henrique opened the scoring after half an hour with a clever bicycle kick from close range after the Lions defence had cleared a goal-bound header off the line.
Brisbane Roar turned on the style in a big win over the Lions. Source: Getty Images
The visitors doubled their lead about 10 minutes into the second half through Corey Brown, who was playing in an attacking role on the left rather than his usual fullback position.
Brisbane skipper Matt Smith further increased Brisbane's advantage in the 63rd minute when he headed home a pinpoint cross from Roar marquee man Thomas Broich.
Five minutes later it was 4-0, with substitute Jean Carlos Solorzano, who had earlier come on for Henrique, found the back of the net when he was first to the rebound after a Dimitri Petratos free-kick struck the post.
Henrique De Silva of the Roar opened the scoring for the visitors in Perth. Source: Getty Images
Petratos had also been denied by the woodwork in the first half when an intended cross crashed into the post with Stirling goalkeeper Aleks Vrteski well beaten.
The Lions were also frustrated by the post in the 11th minute, when Hayden Doyle's powerful shot from the edge of the penalty area had proved too good for Roar gloveman Michael Theo.
But that was as close as Stirling got to scoring as the Roar were rarely tested by the second-tier opposition despite the odd threat from Lions striker Moses Kalau.
It was a good night for Queensland teams, with Palm Beach Sharks having earlier also progressed to the last 16 of the FFA Cup with a 2-1 away win over Hakaoh Sydney City East.
The round of 16 draw will take place on Friday.
Re-live the action from Roar's big victory at our blog.
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