"We didn't deserve to lose one bit and that should be pretty clear to anyone who watched the game. We're not feeling sorry for ourselves, or anything like that, but didn't deserve to lose. We should have taken at least a point and probably all three," he said. "In saying that, I'd still rather say we were outplayed, got lucky and had three points to show for our efforts. It's one of those things that happens and it's just so disappointing. "But we're on the right track and it will come good for us, don't worry about that. It's only round three and we'll get a lot better, I'm 100 per cent on that." Jamieson bit his lip regarding the contentious offside decision when a goal for Jashua Sotirio was ruled out just before half-time. Replays were inconclusive, with very little separating Sotirio's position from that of Sydney FC defender Jacques Faty. "That offside call, I'm led to believe, was very close. Probably touch and go, nothing in it. That's certainly how we viewed it," he said. "It was just one of those games where no matter what we did, and how well we played, the breaks just didn't go our way. You couldn't fault our effort. It's just that bit more disappointing because it was a derby." Coach Tony Popovic's message to the players was a simple, upbeat mantra that they can't give up on the changes they've been trying to make during the off-season.

"He just told us, 'Keep believing, keep believing'. He said he felt our hurt, that we didn't deserve it, but that there was no point dwelling on it," Jamieson said. "He said we need to back it up at training on Tuesday with a strong session, then another strong week in the build-up for our next game. "Their main threat was pretty much only from direct, long balls. In the first half, they tried to feed the ball to Filip Holosko behind me and that, if I'm honest, was probably their main threat. We dealt with it superbly as a team." One of the highlights of the match for the Wanderers was the sight of Spanish defender Alberto, who, on his club debut, displayed calmness and composure at ground level and requisite physicality when required in the air. "He easily fitted into our defence and that just shows what a quality player he is," Jamieson said. "He's a seasoned professional with a great pedigree, playing in Spain, but his transition into the defence was seamless and he didn't put a foot wrong all night." Jamieson denied that the Wanderers, despite dominating much of the match, tired towards the end, saying it was just a moment of luck that allowed Sydney FC's Milos Ninkovic to score the winner two minutes before the end.