Sydney FC captain Kyah Simon with the trophy after beating Melbourne Victory in the Grand Final at AAMI Park.

Sydney FC captain Kyah Simon with the W-League championship trophy. Photo: Mal Fairclough

The W-League Grand Final could hardly have gone better for Kyah Simon. The 21-year-old international striker not only captained Sydney to the title, she scored the clinching third goal from the penalty spot in the team's 3-1 win and took out the player of the match award.

As if that wasn't enough she played a key role in setting up Samantha Kerr's diving header which put the Sky Blues 2-1 up and in the driving seat against Melbourne Victory. It was a goal that many might remember for Kerr's athletic head over heels celebration, but its a finish that Sydney coach Alen Stajcic will rememer for another reason.

''The goal that Kyah set up was probably the best goal I have seen in womens football. To pinch the ball (as she did wide on Victory's right), deliver a precision cross which was finished off with a diving header....'' Santic, grinning with pleasure, recalled post match.

Simon is short on years but long on experience, being a regular with the Matildas and a professional player in the USA womens league.

But she still says that things rarely get much better than winning a domestic Grand Final in front of family and friends and playing against quality opposition like Victory.

Nevertheless, she suggests, things could have gone just a tiny bit better.

''I set a goal to score a hat trick today and you can't always get what you want. But it (the triumph) caps off a good personal performance by myself and I would match rather hold the trophy than score a hat trick and lose the game.''

Victory coach Fabrizio Soncin was disappointed by the result but delighted at the strides his side had taken during the season. 'We had to overcome a lot and the girls have demonstrated how resolute they are.  It was a special day.''