In scoring that penalty on November 16th 2005, John Aloisi didn't just send the Socceroo's to the 2006 World Cup, but he sent Australia on a course to become a Football mad nation.
The rise of football down under is unprecedented and we have tried to capture just how this movement gathered such momentum in this short film.
Our own Eli Mengem meets some of his biggest heroes in this look at the moment Australia truly embraced the beautiful game, featuring interviews with Fox Sports' Adam Peacock and penalty taking legend John Aloisi amongst other amazing Socceroos.