Adelaide United overcame Western Sydney Wanderers 3-1 in a pulsating grand final at the Adelaide Oval on Sunday to claim their first A-League title.
There was little to choose between the sides this season as they shared three draws but Adelaide, perhaps crucially, finished a point better off in the standings to secure the premiers' plate and home advantage.
Bruce Kamau put the hosts in front and Isaias' superb free-kick meant Guillermo Amor's men were firmly in control at the interval.
After a subdued start, the final came to life with Kamau's second goal of the season in the 23rd minute.
Wanderers were almost level three minutes later when a sliding Mitch Nichols was unable to make contact with Brendon Santalab's dangerous ball across the six-yard box.
Tony Popovic's side refused to lie down in the second half and they were deservedly back in the contest when Neville struck magnificently before the hour.
A deft backheel from Santalab fell invitingly into the full-back's path and he crashed home an unstoppable angled strike from the edge of the box.
And Amor's men completed the remarkable transition from an eight-game winless run at the start of the campaign to become champions when Sanchez robbed fellow sub Kearyn Baccus and thumped gleefully into the far corner.
