Mile Jedinak has rued a costly lack of finishing as Australia were knocked out of the 2018 World Cup after a 2-0 loss to Peru.
The Socceroos had plenty of chances in Sochi but failed to get on the scoreboard.
Needing a win to keep their tournament hopes alive, they ultimately were eliminated with just one draw from three matches.
Australia was beaten by a Andre Carillo wonder volley in the first half and a Pablo Guerrero second-half strike.
"We set ourselves standards and goals… we’ve been pushing ourselves every day and it’s come to this point," Jedinak said after the match.
"It’s disappointing to bow out, to not be able to get that breakthrough that we felt we deserved but that’s football. That’s life and we have to use that and fuel that disappointment to fuel us moving forward.
"We have to keep building and keep pushing on this path.
"I’m disappointed about the first goal. By all accounts he was offside. We got some sort an explanation but it wasn’t really justified. However, we had all the chances, it felt like we had all the chances it felt like. It just wouldn’t go in.
"On another day we might have been lucky, but the luck was against us a little bit. It wasn’t from a lack of effort or a lack of trying. The opportunities were there, it just wouldn’t go in for us."