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

· Australian A-League Men

Melbourne City FC

70': Max Caputo (P)
81': Medin Memeti

FT
2 - 1

Auckland FC

45'+2': Lachlan Brook

About

Melbourne City FC are hosting Auckland FC at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Men.

Match Timeline

5': Felipe Gallegos (Auckland FC) Yellow Card at 5'
24': Zane Schreiber (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 24'
44': Callan Elliot (Auckland FC) Substitution at 44'
45'+2': Lachlan Brook (Auckland FC) Goal at 47'
57': Andreas Kuen (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 57'
58': Benjamin Mazzeo (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 58'
70': Max Caputo (Melbourne City FC) Penalty - Scored at 70'
71': Guillermo May (Auckland FC) Substitution at 71'
71': Jake Brimmer (Auckland FC) Substitution at 71'
71': Jake Girdwood-Reich (Auckland FC) Substitution at 71'
73': Lawrence Wong (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 73'
73': Alessandro Lopane (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 73'
77': Jake Girdwood-Reich (Auckland FC) Yellow Card at 77'
77': Aziz Behich (Melbourne City FC) Yellow Card at 77'
81': Medin Memeti (Melbourne City FC) Goal at 81'
90'+1': Marlee Francois (Auckland FC) Substitution at 91'

Statistics

AFC		MCY
12	Fouls	7
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
5	Corner Kicks	2
0	Saves	2
41.8	Possession	58.2
9	SHOTS	6
3	ON GOAL	2
0.3	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	2
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
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	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: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 5,578

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

Melbourne City FC (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Patrick Beach (GK)
4	Liam Bonetig
22	German Ferreyra
16	Aziz Behich
13	Nathaniel Atkinson
27	Kai Trewin
39	Emin Durakovic
8	Ryan Teague
17	Max Caputo
35	Medin Memeti
15	Andrew Nabbout

Melbourne City FC Substitutes:

Alessandro Lopane, Andreas Kuen, Harrison Shillington, Benjamin Mazzeo, Lawrence Wong, Zane Schreiber, James Nieuwenhuizen.

Auckland FC (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Michael Woud (GK)
4	Nando Pijnaker
23	Daniel Hall
15	Francis DeVries
2	Hiroki Sakai
8	Felipe Gallegos
6	Louis Verstraete
21	Jesse Randall
27	Logan Rogerson
9	Sam Cosgrove
77	Lachlan Brook

Auckland FC Substitutes:

Jake Girdwood-Reich, Oliver Sail, Marlee Francois, Guillermo May, Cameron Howieson, Callan Elliot, Jake Brimmer.

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