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

· Australian A-League Men

Auckland FC

20': Sam Cosgrove

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Sydney FC

About

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

Match Timeline

20': Sam Cosgrove (Auckland FC) Goal at 20'
42': Guillermo May (Auckland FC) Substitution at 42'
45'+2': Víctor Campuzano (Sydney FC) Yellow Card at 47'
45': Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) Substitution at 45'
65': Alex Grant (Sydney FC) Yellow Card at 65'
69': Logan Rogerson (Auckland FC) Substitution at 69'
75': Louis Verstraete (Auckland FC) Yellow Card at 75'
82': Mathias Macallister (Sydney FC) Substitution at 82'
90': Cameron Howieson (Auckland FC) Substitution at 90'
90': Callan Elliot (Auckland FC) Substitution at 90'
90': Alexandar Popovic (Sydney FC) Substitution at 90'
90'+3': Cameron Howieson (Auckland FC) Yellow Card at 93'

Statistics

SYD		AFC
11	Fouls	9
2	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
7	Corner Kicks	3
6	Saves	4
63.3	Possession	36.7
16	SHOTS	25
4	ON GOAL	8
0.3	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
5	Blocked Shots	4
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: 13,050

A-League Men Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Adelaide United	0	0	0
2	Auckland FC	0	0	0
3	Brisbane Roar	0	0	0
4	Central Coast Mariners	0	0	0

Full Table

Line-Ups

Auckland FC (4-2-3-1)

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

Auckland FC Substitutes:

Logan Rogerson, Callan Elliot, Cameron Howieson, James Hilton, Jonty Bidois, Guillermo May, Jake Brimmer.

Sydney FC (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
12	Harrison Devenish-Meares (GK)
5	Alex Grant
32	Marcel Tisserand
17	Ben Garuccio
23	Rhyan Grant
20	Tiago Quintal
24	Paul Okon-Engstler
6	Corey Hollman
9	Víctor Campuzano
7	Piero Quispe
44	Akol Akon

Sydney FC Substitutes:

Joe Lolley, Alexander Zaverdinos, Mathias Macallister, Rhys Youlley, Alexandar Popovic, Patrick Wood, Joel King.

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