Australian A-League Men

FT Friday, May 1, 2026
Melbourne City FC WWWWL 1
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Auckland FC LDDLD 1
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MBC010061
AUC100071
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Team Stats

16
Fouls
13
1
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
6
Corner Kicks
6
5
Saves
3
52.9
Possession
47.1
17
SHOTS
17
4
ON GOAL
6
0.2
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
3
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

Head to Head

AUC leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

AUC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Michael WoudG
  2. 3Jake Girdwood-ReichCD-L
  3. 23Daniel HallCD-R
  4. 17Callan ElliotLB
  5. 2Hiroki SakaiRB
  6. 10Guillermo MayAM
  7. 7Cameron HowiesonLM
  8. 6Louis VerstraeteRM
  9. 21Jesse RandallF
  10. 27Logan RogersonAM-L
  11. 77Lachlan BrookAM-R

MBC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Patrick BeachG
  2. 2Harrison DelbridgeCD-L
  3. 22German FerreyraCD-R
  4. 16Aziz BehichLB
  5. 13Nathaniel AtkinsonRB
  6. 30Andreas KuenAM
  7. 44Besian KutleshiLM
  8. 7Mathew LeckieRM
  9. 17Max CaputoF
  10. 11Elbasan RashaniAM-L
  11. 28Marcus YounisAM-R

Timeline

  1. 12' Cameron Howieson (Auckland FC) Yellow Card at 12'
  2. 45'+3' Guillermo May (Auckland FC) Goal at 48'
  3. 62' Medin Memeti (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 62'
  4. 63' Sam Cosgrove (Auckland FC) Substitution at 63'
  5. 72' Takeshi Kanamori (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 72'
  6. 73' Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 73'
  7. 83' Jake Brimmer (Auckland FC) Substitution at 83'
  8. 84' Nando Pijnaker (Auckland FC) Substitution at 84'
  9. 90'+1' Hiroki Sakai (Auckland FC) Yellow Card at 91'
  10. 90'+4' Medin Memeti (Melbourne City FC) Goal at 94'
  11. 90' William Gillion (Auckland FC) Substitution at 90'
  12. 105' Zane Schreiber (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 105'
  13. 106' Marcus Younis (Melbourne City FC) Yellow Card at 106'
  14. 110' Luka Vicelich (Auckland FC) Substitution at 110'
  15. 116' Daniel Hall (Auckland FC) Yellow Card at 116'
  16. 117' Jake Brimmer (Auckland FC) Yellow Card at 117'

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