Perth Glory vs Auckland FC, 2025-26 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men

Perth Glory

75': Jaiden Kucharski
90': Jaiden Kucharski

FT
2 - 1

Auckland FC

42': Jesse Randall

About

Perth Glory are hosting Auckland FC at HBF Park, Perth, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Men.

Match Commentary

42': Jesse Randall (Auckland FC) Goal at 42'
47': Francis DeVries (Auckland FC) Yellow Card at 47'
59': Giovanni De Abreu (Perth Glory) Substitution at 59'
59': Jaiden Kucharski (Perth Glory) Substitution at 59'
69': Michael Woud (Auckland FC) Substitution at 69'
70': Logan Rogerson (Auckland FC) Substitution at 70'
75': Jaiden Kucharski (Perth Glory) Goal at 75'
87': William Freney (Perth Glory) Yellow Card at 87'
88': Cameron Howieson (Auckland FC) Substitution at 88'
88': Jonty Bidois (Auckland FC) Substitution at 88'
90': Jaiden Kucharski (Perth Glory) Goal at 90'
90'+6': Giovanni De Abreu (Perth Glory) Yellow Card at 96'
90'+7': Zach Lisolajski (Perth Glory) Substitution at 97'

Statistics

AFC		PER
8	Fouls	17
1	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
2	Corner Kicks	4
2	Saves	1
53.1	Possession	46.9
14	SHOTS	14
2	ON GOAL	4
0.1	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
4	Blocked Shots	5
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: HBF Park
Location: Perth, Australia
Attendance: 7,528

A-League Men Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Auckland FC	1	+2	3
2	Wellington Phoenix FC	1	+1	3
3	Macarthur FC	1	+1	3
4	Newcastle Jets	1	0	1

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Perth Glory (4-4-2)

No.	Name
29	Matthew Sutton (GK)
4	Scott Wootton
45	Brian Kaltack
3	Sam Sutton
2	Charbel Shamoon
27	William Freney
18	Rhys Bozinovski
7	Nicholas Pennington
20	Trent Ostler
34	Tom Lawrence
22	Adam Taggart

Perth Glory Substitutes:

Giovanni De Abreu, Ryan Warner, Lachlan Wales, Sebastian Despotovski, Zach Lisolajski, Jaiden Kucharski, Stefan Colakovski.

Auckland FC (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
20	Oliver Sail (GK)
4	Nando Pijnaker
23	Daniel Hall
15	Francis de Vries
2	Hiroki Sakai
77	Lachlan Brook
8	Felipe Gallegos
6	Louis Verstraete
9	Sam Cosgrove
10	Guillermo May
21	Jesse Randall

Auckland FC Substitutes:

Cameron Howieson, Logan Rogerson, Callan Elliot, Jake Brimmer, Jonty Bidois, Michael Woud, Jake Girdwood-Reich.

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