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

· 2nd Leg - Melbourne Victory advance 2-1 on aggregate

Auckland FC

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2nd Leg - Melbourne Victory advance 2-1 on aggregate

Melbourne Victory

55': Zinédine Machach
60': Bruno Fornaroli

About

Auckland FC are hosting Melbourne Victory at Go Media Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Men.

Match Timeline

20': Daniel Arzani (Melbourne Victory) Yellow Card at 20'
41': Felipe Gallegos (Auckland FC) Yellow Card at 41'
44': Alex Paulsen (Auckland FC) Yellow Card at 44'
45': Joshua Inserra (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 45'
46': Jordi Valadon (Melbourne Victory) Yellow Card at 46'
55': Zinédine Machach (Melbourne Victory) Goal at 55'
58': Jake Brimmer (Auckland FC) Substitution at 58'
58': Neyder Moreno (Auckland FC) Substitution at 58'
60': Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) Goal at 60'
62': William Gillion (Auckland FC) Substitution at 62'
65': Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) Yellow Card at 65'
66': Jing Lual (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 66'
74': Callan Elliot (Auckland FC) Substitution at 74'
74': Cameron Howieson (Auckland FC) Substitution at 74'
79': Nando Pijnaker (Auckland FC) Yellow Card at 79'
83': Nikolaos Vergos (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 83'
83': Reno Piscopo (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 83'
90'+5': Alexander Badolato (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 95'

Statistics

MVC		AFC
11	Fouls	11
3	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
3	Corner Kicks	7
1	Saves	0
45.2	Possession	54.8
12	SHOTS	11
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
6	Blocked Shots	3
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: 29,148

Line-Ups

Auckland FC (4-4-2)

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

Auckland FC Substitutes:

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

Melbourne Victory (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
25	Jack Duncan (GK)
4	Lachlan Jackson
21	Roderick Miranda
11	Clarismario Rodrigues
22	Joshua Rawlins
8	Zinédine Machach
14	Jordi Valadon
6	Ryan Teague
10	Bruno Fornaroli
7	Daniel Arzani
17	Nishan Velupillay

Melbourne Victory Substitutes:

Reno Piscopo, Nikolaos Vergos, Alexander Badolato, Jing Lual, Luke Didulica, Daniel Graskoski, Joshua Inserra.

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