Auckland FC vs Melbourne City FC, 2025-26 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men

Auckland FC

43': Logan Rogerson
59': Jesse Randall
66': Guillermo May

FT
3 - 0

Melbourne City FC

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

37': Zane Schreiber (Melbourne City FC) Yellow Card at 37'
40': Sam Cosgrove (Auckland FC) Substitution at 40'
43': Logan Rogerson (Auckland FC) Goal at 43'
59': Jesse Randall (Auckland FC) Goal at 59'
66': Guillermo May (Auckland FC) Goal at 66'
67': Medin Memeti (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 67'
67': Liam Bonetig (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 67'
69': Lachlan Brook (Auckland FC) Substitution at 69'
69': Jake Brimmer (Auckland FC) Substitution at 69'
76': Emin Durakovic (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 76'
76': Kavian Rahmani (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 76'
76': Elbasan Rashani (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 76'
86': Bailey Ferguson (Auckland FC) Substitution at 86'
86': Ryan Mackay (Auckland FC) Substitution at 86'

Statistics

MCY		AFC
10	Fouls	13
1	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
7	Corner Kicks	9
5	Saves	2
57.2	Possession	42.8
11	SHOTS	17
2	ON GOAL	9
0.2	On Target %	0.5
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: Go Media Stadium
Location: Auckland, New Zealand
Attendance: 13,112

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

Auckland FC (5-4-1)

No.	Name
1	Michael Woud (GK)
23	Daniel Hall
3	Jake Girdwood-Reich
2	Hiroki Sakai
15	Francis de Vries
17	Callan Elliot
8	Felipe Gallegos
7	Cameron Howieson
21	Jesse Randall
27	Logan Rogerson
10	Guillermo May

Auckland FC Substitutes:

Matthew D'Hotman De Villiers, Ryan Mackay, Lachlan Brook, Jake Brimmer, Sam Cosgrove, James Hilton, Bailey Ferguson.

Melbourne City FC (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Patrick Beach (GK)
26	Samuel Souprayen
2	Harrison Delbridge
16	Aziz Behich
13	Nathaniel Atkinson
30	Andreas Kuen
8	Ryan Teague
19	Zane Schreiber
17	Max Caputo
14	Daniel Arzani
28	Marcus Younis

Melbourne City FC Substitutes:

Liam Bonetig, Harrison Shillington, Emin Durakovic, Elbasan Rashani, James Nieuwenhuizen, Kavian Rahmani, Medin Memeti.

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