Melbourne Victory vs Auckland FC, 2024-25 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men

Melbourne Victory

FT
0 - 2

Auckland FC

53': Louis Verstraete
89': Guillermo May

About

Melbourne Victory are hosting Auckland FC at AAMI Park, Melbourne, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Men.

Match Timeline

44': Cameron Howieson (Auckland FC) Substitution at 44'
53': Louis Verstraete (Auckland FC) Goal at 53'
59': Callan Elliot (Auckland FC) Yellow Card at 59'
61': Tommy Smith (Auckland FC) Substitution at 61'
61': Neyder Moreno (Auckland FC) Substitution at 61'
74': Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 74'
79': Hiroki Sakai (Auckland FC) Yellow Card at 79'
81': Marlee Francois (Auckland FC) Substitution at 81'
81': Jing Lual (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 81'
81': Joshua Inserra (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 81'
89': Guillermo May (Auckland FC) Goal at 89'
90'+6': Marlee Francois (Auckland FC) Yellow Card at 96'

Statistics

AFC		MVC
12	Fouls	4
3	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
3	Corner Kicks	1
3	Saves	0
41.3	Possession	58.7
11	SHOTS	9
2	ON GOAL	3
0.2	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
2	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: AAMI Park
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 13,564

A-League Men Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Auckland FC	13	+6	24
2	Sydney FC	12	+9	22
3	Newcastle Jets	13	+2	21
4	Brisbane Roar	14	0	21

Full Table

Line-Ups

Melbourne Victory (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Mitch Langerak (GK)
4	Lachlan Jackson
21	Roderick Miranda
28	Kasey Bos
22	Joshua Rawlins
23	Alexander Badolato
8	Zinédine Machach
14	Jordi Valadon
9	Nikolaos Vergos
17	Nishan Velupillay
7	Daniel Arzani

Melbourne Victory Substitutes:

Jack Duncan, Brendan Hamill, Luka Kolic, Jing Lual, Fabian Monge, Bruno Fornaroli, Joshua Inserra.

Auckland FC (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
12	Alex Paulsen (GK)
23	Daniel Hall
4	Nando Pijnaker
2	Hiroki Sakai
28	Felipe Gallegos
6	Louis Verstraete
22	Jake Brimmer
15	Francis DeVries
17	Callan Elliot
27	Logan Rogerson
10	Guillermo May

Auckland FC Substitutes:

Max Mata, Tommy Smith, Jesse Randall, Marlee Francois, Michael Woud, Neyder Moreno, Cameron Howieson.

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