Australian A-League Men

FT Friday, October 23, 2026
Auckland FC WLLLW 2
–
Western Sydney Wanderers FC LWWWD 5
1st2ndT
AUC112
WSW145
CommBank Stadium · ESPN+

Team Stats

11
Fouls
9
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
5
6
Corner Kicks
7
1
Saves
3
38.1
Possession
61.9
9
SHOTS
14
4
ON GOAL
6
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
185
Accurate Passes
381
275
Passes
479
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
6
Accurate Crosses
0
19
Crosses
9
0.3
Cross %
0.0
54
Long Balls
52
18
Accurate Long Balls
16
0.3
Long Balls %
0.3
2
Blocked Shots
1
8
Effective Tackles
12
12
Tackles
17
0.7
Tackle %
0.7
12
Interceptions
8
19
Effective Clearances
31
19
Clearances
31

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

WSW · 4-3-3

  1. 20Lawrence ThomasG
  2. 22Anthony PantazopoulosCD-L
  3. 33German FerreyraCD-R
  4. 17Jarrod CarluccioLB
  5. 36Panashe MadanhaRB
  6. 8Dylan SciclunaCM
  7. 10Miguel Di PizioLM
  8. 32Angus ThurgateRM
  9. 26Brandon BorrelloF
  10. 21William GillionLF
  11. 14Nicolas MilanovicRF

AUC · 4-4-2

  1. 1Michael WoudG
  2. 4Nando PijnakerCD-L
  3. 25Luka VicelichCD-R
  4. 15Francis de VriesLB
  5. 2Hiroki SakaiRB
  6. 22Jake BrimmerCM-L
  7. 8Felipe GallegosCM-R
  8. 27Logan RogersonLM
  9. 77Lachlan BrookRM
  10. 10Lachlan BaylissCF-L
  11. 9Sam CosgroveCF-R

Timeline

  1. 24' Goal! Western Sydney Wanderers 0, Auckland 1. Luka Vicelich (Auckland) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Francis de Vries with a cross following a corner.
  2. 43' Goal! Western Sydney Wanderers 1, Auckland 1. Brandon Borrello (Western Sydney Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dylan Scicluna following a fast break.
  3. 46' Goal! Western Sydney Wanderers 2, Auckland 1. Liam Gillion (Western Sydney Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  4. 50' Goal! Western Sydney Wanderers 3, Auckland 1. Nicolas Milanovic (Western Sydney Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
  5. 59' Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers. Atiya Waraga replaces Liam Gillion.
  6. 68' Own Goal by Brandon Borrello, Western Sydney Wanderers. Western Sydney Wanderers 3, Auckland 2.
  7. 70' Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers. Aydan Hammond replaces Nicolas Milanovic.
  8. 71' Substitution, Auckland. Daniel Normann replaces Jake Brimmer.
  9. 71' Substitution, Auckland. Van Fitzharris replaces Lachlan Bayliss.
  10. 82' Substitution, Auckland. Callan Elliot replaces Hiroki Sakai.
  11. 83' Delay in match because of an injury Sam Cosgrove (Auckland).
  12. 83'
  13. 84' Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers. Hiroshi Ibusuki replaces Brandon Borrello.
  14. 84' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  15. 84'
  16. 86' Substitution, Auckland. Jonty Bidois replaces Logan Rogerson.
  17. 86' Goal! Western Sydney Wanderers 4, Auckland 2. Miguel Di Pizio (Western Sydney Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dylan Scicluna following a fast break.
  18. 89' Goal! Western Sydney Wanderers 5, Auckland 2. Atiya Waraga (Western Sydney Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Aydan Hammond following a fast break.

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