Australian A-League Men

FT Friday, January 16, 2026
Auckland FC WWLDW 1
–
Melbourne City FC DLDWL 2
1st2ndT
AUC101
MBC022
Melbourne Rectangular Stadium · 5,578 att. · ESPN+

Team Stats

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

Head to Head

AUC leads series 1-0-1

Lineups

MBC · 4-3-3

  1. 1Patrick BeachG
  2. 4Liam BonetigCD-L
  3. 22German FerreyraCD-R
  4. 16Aziz BehichLB
  5. 13Nathaniel AtkinsonRB
  6. 27Kai TrewinCM
  7. 39Emin DurakovicLM
  8. 8Ryan TeagueRM
  9. 17Max CaputoF
  10. 35Medin MemetiLF
  11. 15Andrew NabboutRF

AUC · 4-4-2

  1. 1Michael WoudG
  2. 4Nando PijnakerCD-L
  3. 23Daniel HallCD-R
  4. 15Francis de VriesLB
  5. 2Hiroki SakaiRB
  6. 8Felipe GallegosCM-L
  7. 6Louis VerstraeteCM-R
  8. 21Jesse RandallLM
  9. 27Logan RogersonRM
  10. 9Sam CosgroveCF-L
  11. 77Lachlan BrookCF-R

Timeline

  1. 5' Felipe Gallegos (Auckland FC) Yellow Card at 5'
  2. 24' Zane Schreiber (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 24'
  3. 44' Callan Elliot (Auckland FC) Substitution at 44'
  4. 45'+2' Lachlan Brook (Auckland FC) Goal at 47'
  5. 57' Andreas Kuen (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 57'
  6. 58' Benjamin Mazzeo (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 58'
  7. 70' Max Caputo (Melbourne City FC) Penalty - Scored at 70'
  8. 71' Jake Girdwood-Reich (Auckland FC) Substitution at 71'
  9. 71' Guillermo May (Auckland FC) Substitution at 71'
  10. 71' Jake Brimmer (Auckland FC) Substitution at 71'
  11. 73' Lawrence Wong (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 73'
  12. 73' Alessandro Lopane (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 73'
  13. 77' Jake Girdwood-Reich (Auckland FC) Yellow Card at 77'
  14. 77' Aziz Behich (Melbourne City FC) Yellow Card at 77'
  15. 81' Medin Memeti (Melbourne City FC) Goal at 81'
  16. 90'+1' Marlee Francois (Auckland FC) Substitution at 91'

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