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

· Australian A-League Men

Auckland FC

45'+4': Sam Cosgrove
82': Lachlan Brook

FT
2 - 2

Melbourne Victory

23': Franco Lino
53': Nishan Velupillay

About

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

Match Timeline

11': Jason Davidson (Melbourne Victory) Yellow Card at 11'
23': Franco Lino (Melbourne Victory) Goal at 23'
35': Logan Rogerson (Auckland FC) Substitution at 35'
38': Lachlan Brook (Auckland FC) Yellow Card at 38'
41': Louis Verstraete (Auckland FC) Yellow Card at 41'
45'+4': Sam Cosgrove (Auckland FC) Goal at 49'
53': Nishan Velupillay (Melbourne Victory) Goal at 53'
59': Cameron Howieson (Auckland FC) Substitution at 59'
59': Van Fitzharris (Auckland FC) Substitution at 59'
60': Louis D'Arrigo (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 60'
74': Oliver Dragicevic (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 74'
75': Reno Piscopo (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 75'
79': Denis Genreau (Melbourne Victory) Yellow Card at 79'
82': Lachlan Brook (Auckland FC) Goal at 82'
87': Jonty Bidois (Auckland FC) Substitution at 87'
87': James Mitchell (Auckland FC) Substitution at 87'
90'+2': Adama Traoré (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 92'
90'+2': Lachlan Jackson (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 92'
90'+5': Jonty Bidois (Auckland FC) Yellow Card at 95'
90'+7': Lachlan Jackson (Melbourne Victory) Yellow Card at 97'

Statistics

MVC		AFC
11	Fouls	8
3	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
6	Corner Kicks	9
0	Saves	0
42.3	Possession	57.7
13	SHOTS	13
2	ON GOAL	2
0.2	On Target %	0.2
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
6	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: Go Media Stadium
Location: Auckland, New Zealand
Attendance: 10,077

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 (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
12	James Hilton (GK)
23	Daniel Hall
4	Nando Pijnaker
52	Luka Vicelich
8	Felipe Gallegos
6	Louis Verstraete
2	Hiroki Sakai
17	Callan Elliot
9	Sam Cosgrove
21	Jesse Randall
77	Lachlan Brook

Auckland FC Substitutes:

Cameron Howieson, Van Fitzharris, Michael Woud, James Mitchell, Jonty Bidois, Finn Mckenlay, Logan Rogerson.

Melbourne Victory (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
40	Jack Warshawsky (GK)
2	Jason Davidson
21	Roderick Miranda
18	Franco Lino
22	Joshua Rawlins
14	Matthew Grimaldi
8	Jordi Valadon
10	Denis Genreau
44	Charles Nduka
17	Nishan Velupillay
23	Keegan Jelacic

Melbourne Victory Substitutes:

Louis D'Arrigo, Lachlan Jackson, Adama Traoré, Reno Piscopo, Nikolaos Vergos, Jack Duncan, Oliver Dragicevic.

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