Auckland FC vs Adelaide United, 2025-26 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men

Auckland FC

25': Sam Cosgrove
79': Louis Verstraete

FT
2 - 1

Adelaide United

45': Luka Jovanovic

About

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

Match Timeline

14': Callan Elliot (Auckland FC) Substitution at 14'
25': Sam Cosgrove (Auckland FC) Goal at 25'
31': Luke Duzel (Adelaide United) Yellow Card at 31'
45': Luka Jovanovic (Adelaide United) Goal at 45'
64': Amlani Tatu (Adelaide United) Substitution at 64'
64': Ryan White (Adelaide United) Substitution at 64'
70': Logan Rogerson (Auckland FC) Substitution at 70'
76': Juan Muñiz (Adelaide United) Substitution at 76'
76': Fabian Talladira (Adelaide United) Substitution at 76'
77': Louis Verstraete (Auckland FC) Yellow Card at 77'
79': Louis Verstraete (Auckland FC) Goal at 79'
83': Cameron Howieson (Auckland FC) Substitution at 83'
83': Felipe Gallegos (Auckland FC) Substitution at 83'
87': Austin Ayoubi (Adelaide United) Substitution at 87'
88': Logan Rogerson (Auckland FC) Yellow Card at 88'

Statistics

ADE		AFC
7	Fouls	3
1	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
9	Corner Kicks	3
3	Saves	2
52.9	Possession	47.1
10	SHOTS	16
2	ON GOAL	5
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
3	Blocked Shots	6
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: 11,240

A-League Men Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Newcastle Jets	26	+16	48
2	Adelaide United	26	+10	43
3	Auckland FC	26	+13	42
4	Melbourne Victory	26	+11	40

Full Table

Line-Ups

Auckland FC (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Michael Woud (GK)
3	Jake Girdwood-Reich
23	Daniel Hall
15	Francis de Vries
2	Hiroki Sakai
22	Jake Brimmer
6	Louis Verstraete
21	Jesse Randall
77	Lachlan Brook
10	Guillermo May
9	Sam Cosgrove

Auckland FC Substitutes:

Oliver Sail, Ryan Mackay, William Gillion, Felipe Gallegos, Cameron Howieson, Callan Elliot, Logan Rogerson.

Adelaide United (4-4-2)

No.	Name
22	Joshua Smits (GK)
4	Panagiotis Kikianis
3	Bart Vriends
7	Ryan Kitto
20	Dylan Pierias
23	Luke Duzel
55	Ethan Alagich
19	Yaya Dukuly
12	Jonny Yull
11	Craig Goodwin
9	Luka Jovanovic

Adelaide United Substitutes:

Vinko Stanisic, Amlani Tatu, Juan Muñiz, Ryan White, Austin Ayoubi, Fabian Talladira, Ethan Cox.

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