Melbourne City FC vs Auckland FC, 2024-25 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men

Melbourne City FC

18': Medin Memeti
79': Nando Pijnaker (OG)

FT
2 - 2

Auckland FC

53': Guillermo May
90'+5': Neyder Moreno

About

Melbourne City FC are hosting Auckland FC at AAMI Park, Melbourne, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Men.

Match Commentary

13': Finn Mckenlay (Auckland FC) Yellow Card at 13'
18': Medin Memeti (Melbourne City FC) Goal at 18'
45': Neyder Moreno (Auckland FC) Substitution at 45'
53': Guillermo May (Auckland FC) Goal at 53'
59': Callan Elliot (Auckland FC) Yellow Card at 59'
67': Benjamin Mazzeo (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 67'
67': Zane Schreiber (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 67'
79': Nando Pijnaker (Auckland FC) Own Goal at 79'
83': Arion Sulemani (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 83'
83': Callum Talbot (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 83'
84': Scott Galloway (Auckland FC) Substitution at 84'
84': Luis Toomey (Auckland FC) Substitution at 84'
84': Max Mata (Auckland FC) Substitution at 84'
90'+1': Tommy Smith (Auckland FC) Substitution at 91'
90'+3': Zane Schreiber (Melbourne City FC) Yellow Card at 93'
90'+5': Neyder Moreno (Auckland FC) Goal at 95'

Statistics

AFC		MCY
9	Fouls	15
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
3	Corner Kicks	3
3	Saves	1
46	Possession	54
11	SHOTS	9
3	ON GOAL	4
0.3	On Target %	0.4
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
2	Blocked Shots	2
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: AAMI Park
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 5,482

A-League Men Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Auckland FC	26	+22	53
2	Melbourne City FC	26	+16	48
3	Western United	26	+18	47
4	Western Sydney Wanderers	26	+18	46

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Melbourne City FC (4-4-2)

No.	Name
33	Patrick Beach (GK)
26	Samuel Souprayen
27	Kai Trewin
16	Aziz Behich
13	Nathaniel Atkinson
8	James Jeggo
6	Steven Ugarkovic
38	Harry Politidis
10	Yonatan Cohen
30	Andreas Kuen
35	Medin Memeti

Melbourne City FC Substitutes:

Zane Schreiber, Arion Sulemani, Jamie Young, Kavian Rahmani, Callum Talbot, German Ferreyra, Benjamin Mazzeo.

Auckland FC (4-4-2)

No.	Name
12	Alex Paulsen (GK)
4	Nando Pijnaker
2	Hiroki Sakai
15	Francis DeVries
17	Callan Elliot
28	Felipe Gallegos
18	Finn Mckenlay
14	William Gillion
27	Logan Rogerson
22	Jake Brimmer
10	Guillermo May

Auckland FC Substitutes:

Tommy Smith, Adama Coulibaly, Luis Toomey, Max Mata, Michael Woud, Scott Galloway, Neyder Moreno.

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