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

· 1st Leg

Melbourne Victory

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1st Leg

Auckland FC

64': Logan Rogerson

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

58': Joshua Rawlins (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 58'
60': Marlee Francois (Auckland FC) Yellow Card at 60'
63': William Gillion (Auckland FC) Substitution at 63'
63': Neyder Moreno (Auckland FC) Substitution at 63'
64': Logan Rogerson (Auckland FC) Goal at 64'
69': Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 69'
70': Clarismario Rodrigues (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 70'
75': Tommy Smith (Auckland FC) Substitution at 75'
80': Callan Elliot (Auckland FC) Substitution at 80'
80': Jake Brimmer (Auckland FC) Substitution at 80'
84': Alexander Badolato (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 84'
84': Reno Piscopo (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 84'
85': Lachlan Jackson (Melbourne Victory) Yellow Card at 85'

Statistics

AFC		MVC
8	Fouls	10
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
5	Corner Kicks	9
0	Saves	1
39.8	Possession	60.2
15	SHOTS	10
2	ON GOAL	0
0.1	On Target %	0.0
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
5	Blocked Shots	7
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: 14,121

Line-Ups

Melbourne Victory (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
25	Jack Duncan (GK)
4	Lachlan Jackson
5	Brendan Hamill
28	Kasey Bos
16	Joshua Inserra
8	Zinédine Machach
14	Jordi Valadon
6	Ryan Teague
9	Nikolaos Vergos
17	Nishan Velupillay
7	Daniel Arzani

Melbourne Victory Substitutes:

Alexander Badolato, Luke Didulica, Joshua Rawlins, Reno Piscopo, Bruno Fornaroli, Clarismario Rodrigues, Christian Siciliano.

Auckland FC (4-2-2-2)

No.	Name
12	Alex Paulsen (GK)
4	Nando Pijnaker
23	Daniel Hall
15	Francis DeVries
2	Hiroki Sakai
28	Felipe Gallegos
6	Louis Verstraete
21	Jesse Randall
10	Guillermo May
11	Marlee Francois
27	Logan Rogerson

Auckland FC Substitutes:

Tommy Smith, Michael Woud, Jake Brimmer, Callan Elliot, Neyder Moreno, William Gillion, Cameron Howieson.

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