AN excavator, a brickies labourer, a kitchenhand and a sales rep.

These are just some of the hard-working Sydneysiders who last night pulled off one of the greatest footballing upsets Australia has ever seen – and today they head back to work.

The APIA Leichhardt Tigers’ stunning 3-2 win over reigning A-League champions Melbourne Victory has been hailed as one of the greatest upsets in FFA Cup history.

Its perpetrators? A group of part-time footballers whose inspired showing conquered one of the nation’s most star-studded teams.

The triumph was led by two-goal hero Tasuku Sekiya, a dishwasher at the Opera House by day, who had to ask his boss for the day off on Tuesday in preparation to take on the Aussie champions.

“They are a very good team, and they are training every day — they can focus on football 100 per cent, so it’s a big difference to us,” Sekiya told Fox Sports prior to his game-winning contribution in Leichhardt.

APIA’s entire squad is comprised of players who support their footballing dreams by working another job.

Skipper Sean Symons is a bricklayer, former A-League players David D’Apuzzo and Themba Muata-Marlow work as a management accountant and sales rep respectively, while last night’s match winner Nathan Millgate works in automotive equipment services and sales.

Elsewhere across the park you can find personal trainer Benjamin McCarron, site leading hand Joshua Symons, physio Corey Biczo, account manager Samuel Gulisano and excavator Stephan Adattini.

While some work day jobs within the football community.

Keeper Ivan Necevski, a former A-League star with Sydney FC, Newcastle Jets and Central Coast Mariners, works as a goalkeeper coach.

Midfielder Howard Fondyke is a community officer at Sydney FC, while Adrian Ucchino owns an AS Roma football academy.

The former NSL giants truly are a traditional football club, and even held their press call the day after vanquishing the Victory at the family business of club stalwart Franco Parisi – or by day, the chief operating officer of Parisi Bathware.

According to transfermarkt.com, Melbourne Victory’s squad is worth a combined total of $19m, a truly staggering stat which points to the sheer gravity of this mismatch.

The Victory are a professional football side, with a shiny new A-League trophy in their cabinet, and they were beaten by a group of part-timers who simply wanted it more.

“I think we underestimated APIA and credit to them, they showed us that desire wins games and not just talent,” Victory skipper Carl Valeri said after the game.

“When you play these games, it’s the team who is willing to fight more that generally wins and they wanted to fight more than us.”

APIA move into the quarter finals, and are aiming to become the first team outside of the A-League to lift the FFA Cup trophy.

But for now, its back to work.

APIA’S DAY JOBS:
Sean Symons - Bricklayer

David D’Appuzo - Management accountant

Franco Parisi - Chief Operating Officer

Themba Muata-Marlow - Sales Rep

Joshua Symons - Site leading hand

Takusu Sekiya - Kitchenhand

Corey Biczo - Physio

Nathan Millgate - Automotive equipment services and sales

Sam Gulisano - Account Manager

Benjamin McCarron - Personal Trainer

Stephan Adattini - Excavator

Paul Galimi - Business development

Ivan Necevski - Goalkeeper coach

Howard Fondyke - Community officer at Sydney FC

Adrian Ucchino - Owner of AS Roma football academy

VICTORY’S MOST EXPENSIVE: (values from transfermarkt.com)
Keisuke Honda - $6.2m

Terry Antonis - $1.5m

James Troisi - $1.4m

Lawrence Thomas - $1.4m

Kosta Barbarouses - $1.2m