Adelaide United vs Auckland FC, 2025-26 Australian A-League Men, Semifinals

· 2nd Leg - Auckland FC advance 4-1 on aggregate

Adelaide United

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2nd Leg - Auckland FC advance 4-1 on aggregate

Auckland FC

44': Jake Girdwood-Reich
58': Sam Cosgrove (P)
86': Logan Rogerson

About

Adelaide United are hosting Auckland FC at Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Men.

Match Timeline

4': Hiroki Sakai (Auckland FC) Yellow Card at 4'
24': Luka Jovanovic (Adelaide United) Substitution at 24'
44': Jake Girdwood-Reich (Auckland FC) Goal at 44'
58': Sam Cosgrove (Auckland FC) Penalty - Scored at 58'
64': Louis Verstraete (Auckland FC) Yellow Card at 64'
70': Juan Muñiz (Adelaide United) Substitution at 70'
70': Craig Goodwin (Adelaide United) Substitution at 70'
76': Logan Rogerson (Auckland FC) Substitution at 76'
76': Francis DeVries (Auckland FC) Substitution at 76'
80': Harry Crawford (Adelaide United) Substitution at 80'
84': William Gillion (Auckland FC) Substitution at 84'
86': Logan Rogerson (Auckland FC) Goal at 86'
90': Van Fitzharris (Auckland FC) Substitution at 90'
90': Luka Vicelich (Auckland FC) Substitution at 90'
90'+4': Ethan Alagich (Adelaide United) Yellow Card at 94'

Statistics

AFC		ADE
14	Fouls	4
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
4	Corner Kicks	6
1	Saves	2
38.3	Possession	61.7
12	SHOTS	15
5	ON GOAL	1
0.4	On Target %	0.1
2	Penalty Goals	0
1	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
5	Blocked Shots	10
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: Hindmarsh Stadium
Location: Adelaide, Australia
Attendance: 14,716

Line-Ups

Adelaide United (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
22	Joshua Smits (GK)
4	Panagiotis Kikianis
3	Bart Vriends
7	Ryan Kitto
14	Jay Barnett
87	Anselmo
55	Ethan Alagich
44	Ryan White
35	Brody Burkitt
19	Yaya Dukuly
12	Jonny Yull

Adelaide United Substitutes:

Juan Muñiz, Luka Jovanovic, Harry Crawford, Craig Goodwin, Sotiri Phillis, Luke Duzel, Ethan Cox.

Auckland FC (5-4-1)

No.	Name
1	Michael Woud (GK)
23	Daniel Hall
4	Nando Pijnaker
3	Jake Girdwood-Reich
17	Callan Elliot
2	Hiroki Sakai
7	Cameron Howieson
6	Louis Verstraete
21	Jesse Randall
77	Lachlan Brook
9	Sam Cosgrove

Auckland FC Substitutes:

James Hilton, Logan Rogerson, Finn Mckenlay, Van Fitzharris, William Gillion, Francis de Vries, Luka Vicelich.

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