What a difference three days makes in international football.
In Sydney on Saturday Australia monopolised possession and created plenty of chances before finally breaking Greece down to win 1-0 in the first of two friendlies between countries with so many familial and emotional connections. 
On Tuesday night at Etihad Stadium it was almost the exact opposite as the Greeks carved out a 2-1 victory. Perhaps it was the three nights extra sleep, the chance to acclimatise and get over the jetlag, or the opportunity to make good the sting to their pride they received on that rainy evening in Sydney.
The Greeks were an entirely different proposition in Melbourne.
Fast, sharp, committed, slick, technically good and physically committed, they imposed themselves on the Australians right from the kick off.
Ange Postecoglou had called on his team to take the game to Greece, dominate possession and force the game to be played in the opponents half.
Fine in theory. But the practice, at least in the opening period, was completely different.
Australia could barely get out of its own half in those early minutes as Greece moved the ball quickly, ran in support of each other and worked angles to find space.
In the first 30 minutes Australia struggled to get the ball into dangerous areas or create anything - something the Greeks were able to do with relative ease.
Greece made the early pressure count when Apostolos Vellios caught Mark Milligan in possession in midfield and won the ball. His pass found Andreas Samaris, who then laid the ball on to Petros Mantolos to fire past Adam Federici.
It was 20 minutes before Australia began to fashion a few attacks, Robbie Kruse setting up Matt Leckie, whose header was blocked.
But immediately after that Greece doubled the lead with a goal of breathtaking audacity by defender Ioannis Maniatis, his first for the national team.
Maniatis won the ball in his own half, glanced up and saw that Federici was well out of his area and struck a beautifully weighted 60-metre shot that was right on target. The Socceroos goalkeeper scrambled to get back but could only look on in horror as the ball sailed over his head and into the net.
Two down at home was not how this script was supposed to play out, but to their credit Australia buckled down and began to get back into the match.
Australia went close after the resumption when Cahill knocked the ball forward and Trent Sainsbury headed over before Greek captain Vasilis Torosidis struck a volley that cannoned back off the post.
Australia got a lifeline in the 58th minute when Trent Sainsbury pulled one back, heading home after Milligan had helped on Cahill's flick from a Mooy corner.
But that was as close as they came to evening things up.