Australian A-League Men

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

· Australian A-League Men
Melbourne Victory
    FT
    0 - 2
    Auckland FC
    • 53': Louis Verstraete
    • 89': Guillermo May

    About

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

    Match Commentary

    • 44': Cameron Howieson (Auckland FC) Substitution at 44'
    • 53': Louis Verstraete (Auckland FC) Goal at 53'
    • 59': Callan Elliot (Auckland FC) Yellow Card at 59'
    • 61': Tommy Smith (Auckland FC) Substitution at 61'
    • 61': Neyder Moreno (Auckland FC) Substitution at 61'
    • 74': Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 74'
    • 79': Hiroki Sakai (Auckland FC) Yellow Card at 79'
    • 81': Marlee Francois (Auckland FC) Substitution at 81'
    • 81': Jing Lual (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 81'
    • 81': Joshua Inserra (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 81'
    • 89': Guillermo May (Auckland FC) Goal at 89'
    • 90'+6': Marlee Francois (Auckland FC) Yellow Card at 96'

    Statistics

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    12 Fouls 4
    3 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 0
    3 Corner Kicks 1
    3 Saves 0
    41.3 Possession 58.7
    11 SHOTS 9
    2 ON GOAL 3
    0.2 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
    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: 13,564

    A-League Men Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Sydney FC 7 +9 15
    2 Brisbane Roar 7 +5 14
    3 Auckland FC 7 +4 14
    4 Melbourne City FC 7 +4 12
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    MVC Melbourne Victory (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Mitch Langerak (GK)
    4 Lachlan Jackson
    21 Roderick Miranda
    28 Kasey Bos
    22 Joshua Rawlins
    23 Alexander Badolato
    8 Zinédine Machach
    14 Jordi Valadon
    9 Nikolaos Vergos
    17 Nishan Velupillay
    7 Daniel Arzani
    Melbourne Victory Substitutes:
    Jack Duncan, Brendan Hamill, Luka Kolic, Jing Lual, Fabian Monge, Bruno Fornaroli, Joshua Inserra.

    AFC Auckland FC (3-4-1-2)

    No. Name
    12 Alex Paulsen (GK)
    23 Daniel Hall
    4 Nando Pijnaker
    2 Hiroki Sakai Yellow Card
    28 Felipe Gallegos
    6 Louis Verstraete
    22 Jake Brimmer
    15 Francis DeVries
    17 Callan Elliot Yellow Card
    27 Logan Rogerson
    10 Guillermo May
    Auckland FC Substitutes:
    Max Mata, Tommy Smith, Jesse Randall, Marlee Francois, Michael Woud, Neyder Moreno, Cameron Howieson.

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