Australian A-League Men

FT Friday, October 16, 2026
Melbourne City FC LLLWL 1
–
Auckland FC WLLLW 3
1st2ndT
MBC101
AUC123
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Team Stats

10
Fouls
13
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
2
6
Corner Kicks
3
1
Saves
4
58.3
Possession
41.7
15
SHOTS
11
5
ON GOAL
4
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
356
Accurate Passes
230
449
Passes
324
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
6
Accurate Crosses
4
34
Crosses
13
0.2
Cross %
0.3
54
Long Balls
66
24
Accurate Long Balls
31
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
3
Blocked Shots
2
7
Effective Tackles
11
14
Tackles
18
0.5
Tackle %
0.6
12
Interceptions
5
26
Effective Clearances
46
26
Clearances
46

Head to Head

AUC leads series 4-1

Lineups

AUC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Michael WoudG
  2. 4Nando PijnakerCD-L
  3. 25Luka VicelichCD-R
  4. 15Francis de VriesLB
  5. 2Hiroki SakaiRB
  6. 10Lachlan BaylissAM
  7. 22Jake BrimmerLM
  8. 8Felipe GallegosRM
  9. 9Sam CosgroveF
  10. 27Logan RogersonAM-L
  11. 77Lachlan BrookAM-R

MBC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Macklin FrekeG
  2. 2Harrison DelbridgeCD-L
  3. 4Liam BonetigCD-R
  4. 16Aziz BehichLB
  5. 13Nathaniel AtkinsonRB
  6. 19Quinn MacnicolAM
  7. 24Kavian RahmaniLM
  8. 14Besian KutleshiRM
  9. 15Andrew NabboutF
  10. 11Awer MabilAM-L
  11. 23Medin MemetiAM-R

Timeline

  1. 32' Sam Cosgrove (Auckland) is shown the yellow card.
  2. 32' Aziz Behich (Melbourne City) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 35' Goal! Auckland 1, Melbourne City 0. Lachlan Bayliss (Auckland) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner.
  4. 42' Goal! Auckland 1, Melbourne City 1. Quinn MacNicol (Melbourne City) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kavian Rahmani.
  5. 45'+2' Delay in match because of an injury Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City).
  6. 45'+2'
  7. 45'+3' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  8. 45'+3'
  9. 49' Delay in match because of an injury Logan Rogerson (Auckland).
  10. 49'
  11. 50' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  12. 50'
  13. 53' Goal! Auckland 2, Melbourne City 1. Lachlan Bayliss (Auckland) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  14. 67' Substitution, Melbourne City. Max Caputo replaces Andrew Nabbout.
  15. 70' Delay in match because of an injury Nando Pijnaker (Auckland).
  16. 70'
  17. 70' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  18. 70'
  19. 75' Substitution, Melbourne City. Mathew Leckie replaces Besian Kutleshi.
  20. 75' Substitution, Melbourne City. Lawrence Wong replaces Quinn MacNicol.
  21. 80' Substitution, Auckland. Van Fitzharris replaces Lachlan Bayliss.
  22. 83' Delay in match because of an injury Sam Cosgrove (Auckland).
  23. 83'
  24. 84' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  25. 84'
  26. 85' Goal! Auckland 3, Melbourne City 1. Lachlan Brook (Auckland) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Francis de Vries.
  27. 88' Substitution, Auckland. Isa Prins replaces Lachlan Brook.
  28. 88' Substitution, Auckland. Daniel Normann replaces Jake Brimmer.
  29. 88' Logan Rogerson (Auckland) is shown the yellow card.
  30. 90' Substitution, Auckland. Callan Elliot replaces Sam Cosgrove.
  31. 90'+4' Awer Mabil (Melbourne City) is shown the yellow card.

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