Auckland FC vs Sydney FC, 2025-26 Australian A-League Men, Grand Final

· Australian A-League Men

Auckland FC

60': Cameron Howieson

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Sydney FC

Auckland down Sky Blues to claim ALM championship

Cameron Howieson of Auckland FC celebrates scoring his team's first goal [1296x729]

Auckland FC have claimed a historic A-League Men championship title with a 1-0 grand final win over Sydney FC.

Match Timeline

31': Nando Pijnaker (Auckland FC) Yellow Card at 31'
53': Louis Verstraete (Auckland FC) Yellow Card at 53'
56': Daniel Hall (Auckland FC) Yellow Card at 56'
56': Sam Cosgrove (Auckland FC) Yellow Card at 56'
58': Callan Elliot (Auckland FC) Yellow Card at 58'
60': Cameron Howieson (Auckland FC) Goal at 60'
64': Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) Substitution at 64'
71': Víctor Campuzano (Sydney FC) Substitution at 71'
72': Rhys Youlley (Sydney FC) Substitution at 72'
72': Logan Rogerson (Auckland FC) Substitution at 72'
72': Francis DeVries (Auckland FC) Substitution at 72'
76': Víctor Campuzano (Sydney FC) Yellow Card at 76'
84': Patrick Wood (Sydney FC) Substitution at 84'
84': Ahmet Arslan (Sydney FC) Substitution at 84'
90': William Gillion (Auckland FC) Substitution at 90'

Statistics

SYD		AFC
8	Fouls	12
1	Yellow Cards	5
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
2	Corner Kicks	4
1	Saves	2
61.7	Possession	38.3
5	SHOTS	8
2	ON GOAL	2
0.4	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
0	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: 28,374

Line-Ups

Auckland FC (5-3-2)

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

Auckland FC Substitutes:

Van Fitzharris, Felipe Gallegos, Luka Vicelich, William Gillion, James Hilton, Francis de Vries, Logan Rogerson.

Sydney FC (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
12	Harrison Devenish-Meares (GK)
4	Jordan Courtney-Perkins
41	Alexandar Popovic
17	Ben Garuccio
23	Rhyan Grant
20	Tiago Quintal
24	Paul Okon-Engstler
8	Wataru Kamijo
80	Apostolos Stamatelopoulos
7	Piero Quispe
44	Akol Akon

Sydney FC Substitutes:

Gus Hoefsloot, Patrick Wood, Víctor Campuzano, Rhys Youlley, Joe Lolley, Joel King, Ahmet Arslan.

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