McCutcheon found the back of the net in the third minute of first half stoppage time and the Nix defended resolutely in the second half to secure all three points.
\u201cI feel amazing,\u201d she told media post-match. \u201cThis is actually my first professional goal too so it\u2019s a really surreal moment and I\u2019m just so happy we had fans here to celebrate with.
\u201cAs soon as we scored I was like \u2018guys, we\u2019re going. Let\u2019s go to the fans\u2019 and I\u2019m so happy we did.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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McCutcheon was presented with the player of the match award by the Little Corner of Yellow for the second time in her maiden A-League season.
\u201cIt makes me so happy. I\u2019ve never played in front of fans like that.
\u201cJust to know there are people supporting us even on the road it makes us want to play that much harder.\u201d
Phoenix head coach Paul Temple conceded \u201cit\u2019s a little bit of a relief\u201d to have claimed their first win of the season.
\u201cWe\u2019ve had a couple of really good performances in the first couple of games that probably warranted some points so\u2026I\u2019m very pleased,\u201d Temple told media post-match.
\u201cWe really needed that tonight. I was pleased with the first half. I thought we played really well and deserved to be in the lead and then the second half was just about grit, determination, character and digging in.
\u201cWe kept a team that\u2019s been scoring lots of goals to a clean sheet so I\u2019m really happy.
\u201cAnd it\u2019s pretty well-documented last season travelling on the road wasn\u2019t our strongest so to get a win on the road in Australia is really big for us and it will help us massively with confidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n