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

· Australian A-League Men

Auckland FC

32': Guillermo May
40': Nando Pijnaker
45'+3': Max Mata

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

12': Max Mata (Auckland FC) Yellow Card at 12'
32': Guillermo May (Auckland FC) Goal at 32'
40': Nando Pijnaker (Auckland FC) Goal at 40'
45'+3': Max Mata (Auckland FC) Goal at 48'
51': Jesse Randall (Auckland FC) Yellow Card at 51'
58': William Gillion (Auckland FC) Substitution at 58'
58': Neyder Moreno (Auckland FC) Substitution at 58'
61': Lawrence Wong (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 61'
62': Kavian Rahmani (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 62'
62': Michael Ghossaini (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 62'
74': Cameron Howieson (Auckland FC) Substitution at 74'
74': Luis Toomey (Auckland FC) Substitution at 74'
76': Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 76'
78': Cameron Howieson (Auckland FC) Yellow Card at 78'
82': German Ferreyra (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 82'
83': Marlee Francois (Auckland FC) Substitution at 83'

Statistics

MCY		AFC
6	Fouls	11
0	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
4	Corner Kicks	3
8	Saves	1
59.4	Possession	40.6
8	SHOTS	14
2	ON GOAL	11
0.3	On Target %	0.8
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
3	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: Go Media Stadium
Location: Auckland, New Zealand
Attendance: 14,132

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

Auckland FC (4-2-2-2)

No.	Name
12	Alex Paulsen (GK)
4	Nando Pijnaker
5	Tommy Smith
15	Francis DeVries
17	Callan Elliot
28	Felipe Gallegos
6	Louis Verstraete
9	Max Mata
10	Guillermo May
21	Jesse Randall
27	Logan Rogerson

Auckland FC Substitutes:

Cameron Howieson, Codey Phoenix, Luis Toomey, William Gillion, Michael Woud, Marlee Francois, Neyder Moreno.

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

No.	Name
33	Patrick Beach (GK)
26	Samuel Souprayen
27	Kai Trewin
16	Aziz Behich
2	Callum Talbot
6	Steven Ugarkovic
19	Zane Schreiber
13	Nathaniel Atkinson
35	Medin Memeti
38	Harry Politidis
46	Benjamin Mazzeo

Melbourne City FC Substitutes:

German Ferreyra, Michael Ghossaini, Arion Sulemani, Kavian Rahmani, Lawrence Wong, Jamie Young, Mathew Leckie.

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