After all, Gungahlin United's Riley Angelosante needed just 50 seconds to tuck a cross into the back of the net and break the deadlock.

But few could have imagined the way it would pan out.

Canberra Olympic have made a huge statement in the Canberra Premier League with a 7-2 thrashing of the Gunners at the AIS on Sunday.

Unperturbed by the nightmare start, Olympic battled back and found themselves on the board via an own goal - a deflection which opened the floodgates.

Stephen Domenici put Olympic ahead with a penalty just five minutes later. For some time it seemed as though Gungahlin would trail by just one at the break.

But as the clock hit 45 minutes, Nik Popovich found his first. Two minutes later, it was Jay Kelly driving a dagger into Gungahlin's hearts.

The hosts were suddenly staring down the barrel of a three-goal deficit with their four-match winning streak in jeopardy.

Andre Jancevski joined the party on the other side of the break with a stunning header before Gungahlin jagged one back in a moment that sparked some sign of hope.

But when you meet a side boasting two of Capital Football's most dominant players, you need more than hope.

A superb individual effort saw Popovich lay the platform for Domenici's second, and the latter put the icing on the cake with a 90^th minute header to close out the game in scintillating fashion.