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

· Australian A-League Men

Sydney FC

56': Ben Garuccio
85': Alexandar Popovic

FT
2 - 2

Auckland FC

67': Guillermo May
90': Guillermo May

About

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

Match Timeline

22': Cameron Howieson (Auckland FC) Substitution at 22'
45': Guillermo May (Auckland FC) Substitution at 45'
56': Ben Garuccio (Sydney FC) Goal at 56'
66': Patrick Wood (Sydney FC) Substitution at 66'
67': Guillermo May (Auckland FC) Goal at 67'
74': Víctor Campuzano (Sydney FC) Substitution at 74'
74': Akol Akon (Sydney FC) Substitution at 74'
76': Jordan Courtney-Perkins (Sydney FC) Yellow Card at 76'
82': Cameron Howieson (Auckland FC) Yellow Card at 82'
82': William Gillion (Auckland FC) Substitution at 82'
85': Alexandar Popovic (Sydney FC) Goal at 85'
90': Guillermo May (Auckland FC) Goal at 90'

Statistics

AFC		SYD
9	Fouls	10
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
6	Corner Kicks	4
3	Saves	0
40.4	Possession	59.6
9	SHOTS	17
2	ON GOAL	6
0.2	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
0	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: Allianz Stadium
Location: Sydney, Australia
Attendance: 16,661

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

Sydney FC (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
12	Harrison Devenish-Meares (GK)
4	Jordan Courtney-Perkins
41	Alexandar Popovic
17	Ben Garuccio
23	Rhyan Grant
20	Tiago Quintal
24	Paul Okon-Engstler
8	Wataru Kamijo
70	Ahmet Arslan
7	Piero Quispe
35	Al Hassan Toure

Sydney FC Substitutes:

Joel King, Joseph Lacey, Akol Akon, Gus Hoefsloot, Corey Hollman, Víctor Campuzano, Patrick Wood.

Auckland FC (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Michael Woud (GK)
3	Jake Girdwood-Reich
23	Daniel Hall
17	Callan Elliot
2	Hiroki Sakai
8	Felipe Gallegos
6	Louis Verstraete
77	Lachlan Brook
27	Logan Rogerson
21	Jesse Randall
9	Sam Cosgrove

Auckland FC Substitutes:

Van Fitzharris, James Hilton, Jonty Bidois, Guillermo May, Luka Vicelich, Cameron Howieson, William Gillion.

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