Auckland FC vs Melbourne City FC, 2026-27 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men

1st Half: 12'
0 - 0

About

Auckland FC are hosting Melbourne City FC at Go Media Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Men.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
3': Offside, Auckland. Sam Cosgrove is caught offside.
4': Offside, Melbourne City. Andrew Nabbout is caught offside.
5': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Hiroki Sakai.
9': Logan Rogerson (Auckland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9': Foul by Quinn MacNicol (Melbourne City).
11': Nathaniel Atkinson (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Foul by Sam Cosgrove (Auckland).
12': Besian Kutleshi (Melbourne City) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Statistics

MCY		AFC
1	Fouls	1
0	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	1
1	Corner Kicks	0
0	Saves	0
55.6	Possession	44.4
0	SHOTS	0
0	ON GOAL	0
0.0	On Target %	0.0
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
54	Accurate Passes	35
67	Passes	51
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.7
0	Accurate Crosses	0
2	Crosses	2
0.0	Cross %	0.0
10	Long Balls	10
4	Accurate Long Balls	5
0.4	Long Balls %	0.5
0	Blocked Shots	0
1	Effective Tackles	1
1	Tackles	1
1.0	Tackle %	1.0
4	Interceptions	0
5	Effective Clearances	4
5	Clearances	4

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: Go Media Stadium
Location: Auckland, New Zealand

A-League Men Standings

#	TEAM	GP	PTS
1	Sydney FC	1	1
2	Western Sydney Wanderers	1	1
3	Adelaide United	0	0
4	Auckland FC	0	0

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Auckland FC (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Michael Woud (GK)
4	Nando Pijnaker
25	Luka Vicelich
15	Francis de Vries
2	Hiroki Sakai
10	Lachlan Bayliss
8	Felipe Gallegos
22	Jake Brimmer
9	Sam Cosgrove
27	Logan Rogerson
77	Lachlan Brook

Auckland FC Substitutes:

Daniel Normann, Van Fitzharris, Isa Prins, Jonty Bidois, Joseph Knowles, Ronan Wynne, Callan Elliot.

Melbourne City FC (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Macklin Freke (GK)
2	Harrison Delbridge
4	Liam Bonetig
16	Aziz Behich
13	Nathaniel Atkinson
14	Besian Kutleshi
11	Awer Mabil
24	Kavian Rahmani
19	Quinn Macnicol
15	Andrew Nabbout
23	Medin Memeti

Melbourne City FC Substitutes:

Peter Antoniou, Takeshi Kanamori, James Nieuwenhuizen, Max Caputo, Lawrence Wong, Roland Ballah, Mathew Leckie.

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