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

· Australian A-League Men

Sydney FC

84': Alexandar Popovic

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Auckland FC

90'+5': Alex Grant (OG)

About

Sydney FC are hosting Auckland FC at Leichhardt Oval, Sydney, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Men.

Match Timeline

34': Felipe Gallegos (Auckland FC) Yellow Card at 34'
45': Logan Rogerson (Auckland FC) Substitution at 45'
53': Guillermo May (Auckland FC) Substitution at 53'
54': Cameron Howieson (Auckland FC) Substitution at 54'
59': Sam Cosgrove (Auckland FC) Yellow Card at 59'
63': Nando Pijnaker (Auckland FC) Substitution at 63'
73': Corey Hollman (Sydney FC) Substitution at 73'
77': Piero Quispe (Sydney FC) Substitution at 77'
77': Al Hassan Toure (Sydney FC) Substitution at 77'
84': Alexandar Popovic (Sydney FC) Goal at 84'
89': Callan Elliot (Auckland FC) Substitution at 89'
90'+1': Piero Quispe (Sydney FC) Yellow Card at 91'
90'+1': Jordan Courtney-Perkins (Sydney FC) Substitution at 91'
90'+5': Alex Grant (Sydney FC) Own Goal at 95'

Statistics

AFC		SYD
14	Fouls	5
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
7	Corner Kicks	6
7	Saves	5
44.4	Possession	55.6
14	SHOTS	20
5	ON GOAL	8
0.4	On Target %	0.4
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	5
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: Leichhardt Oval
Location: Sydney, Australia
Attendance: 6,471

A-League Men Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Newcastle Jets	23	+12	43
2	Auckland FC	23	+14	40
3	Adelaide United	23	+7	36
4	Melbourne Victory	23	+9	35

Full Table

Line-Ups

Sydney FC (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
12	Harrison Devenish-Meares (GK)
5	Alex Grant
41	Alexandar Popovic
24	Paul Okon
17	Ben Garuccio
23	Rhyan Grant
70	Ahmet Arslan
20	Tiago Quintal
9	Víctor Campuzano
10	Joe Lolley
80	Apostolos Stamatelopoulos

Sydney FC Substitutes:

Corey Hollman, Mathias Macallister, Alexander Zaverdinos, Al Hassan Toure, Jordan Courtney-Perkins, Rhys Youlley, Piero Quispe.

Auckland FC (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Michael Woud (GK)
3	Jake Girdwood-Reich
23	Daniel Hall
15	Francis DeVries
2	Hiroki Sakai
77	Lachlan Brook
8	Felipe Gallegos
6	Louis Verstraete
9	Sam Cosgrove
21	Jesse Randall
11	Marlee Francois

Auckland FC Substitutes:

Cameron Howieson, James Hilton, Nando Pijnaker, Jake Brimmer, Logan Rogerson, Callan Elliot, Guillermo May.

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