Australian A-League Men

Auckland FC

Elimination Finals
YES!
Auckland FC beat Melbourne City FC (7–6 on penalties)
Melbourne City FC 1 – 1 Auckland FC
FT-Pens · Sat, May 2

Match Details

Go Media Stadium (Auckland) · 11,351 fans · ESPN+

Commentary

  • 120'Daniel Hall (Auckland FC) Penalty - Scored at 120'
  • 120'Nathaniel Atkinson (Melbourne City FC) Penalty - Scored at 120'
  • 120'Hiroki Sakai (Auckland FC) Penalty - Scored at 120'
  • 120'Aziz Behich (Melbourne City FC) Penalty - Scored at 120'
  • 120'Nando Pijnaker (Auckland FC) Penalty - Scored at 120'
  • 120'Medin Memeti (Melbourne City FC) Penalty - Scored at 120'
  • 120'William Gillion (Auckland FC) Penalty - Scored at 120'
  • 120'Zane Schreiber (Melbourne City FC) Penalty - Scored at 120'
  • 120'Jake Brimmer (Auckland FC) Penalty - Scored at 120'
  • 120'Marcus Younis (Melbourne City FC) Penalty - Scored at 120'
  • 120'Guillermo May (Auckland FC) Penalty - Scored at 120'
  • 120'Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City FC) Penalty - Scored at 120'

Line Score

12345T
MCY 01006 1
AFC 10007 1

Match Leaders

Melbourne City FC
Auckland FC

League Table · 2026-27 Australian A-League Men
TeamGPWDLGDPtsForm
1 Adelaide Utd 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Auckland 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Brisbane 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 CC Mariners 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Macarthur 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Melbourne City 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Melbourne V 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Newcastle Jets 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Perth Glory 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Sydney FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Wellington 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Western Sydney 0 0 0 0 0 0

Penalty Shootout

Melbourne City FC · 7/7

  1. Andrew Nabbout
  2. Mathew Leckie
  3. Marcus Younis
  4. Zane Schreiber
  5. Medin Memeti
  6. Aziz Behich
  7. Nathaniel Atkinson

Auckland FC · 7/7

  1. Sam Cosgrove
  2. Guillermo May
  3. Jake Brimmer
  4. William Gillion
  5. Nando Pijnaker
  6. Hiroki Sakai
  7. Daniel Hall

Key Events

117'Jake Brimmer (Auckland FC) Yellow Card at 117'
116'Daniel Hall (Auckland FC) Yellow Card at 116'
110'Luka Vicelich (Auckland FC) Substitution at 110'
106'Marcus Younis (Melbourne City FC) Yellow Card at 106'
105'Zane Schreiber (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 105'
90'William Gillion (Auckland FC) Substitution at 90'
90'+4'Medin Memeti (Melbourne City FC) Goal at 94'
90'+1'Hiroki Sakai (Auckland FC) Yellow Card at 91'
84'Nando Pijnaker (Auckland FC) Substitution at 84'
83'Jake Brimmer (Auckland FC) Substitution at 83'
73'Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 73'
72'Takeshi Kanamori (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 72'
63'Sam Cosgrove (Auckland FC) Substitution at 63'
62'Medin Memeti (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 62'
45'+3'Guillermo May (Auckland FC) Goal at 48'
12'Cameron Howieson (Auckland FC) Yellow Card at 12'

Team Stats

Melbourne City FCAuckland FC
General
52.9 Possession % 47.1
17 Shots 17
4 On Target 6
0 Offsides 0
6 Corners 6
16 Fouls 13
Passing & Defense
0 Passes Completed 0
0 Crosses Won 0
0 Tackles Won 0
0 Interceptions 0
0 Clearances 0
Discipline
1 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
5 Saves 3

Recent Form

Auckland FC L D D L D
Melbourne City FC W W W W L

Starting Lineups

Melbourne City FC4-2-3-1
1 Beach
13 Atkinson 22 Ferreyra 2 Delbridge 16 Behich A
7 Leckie 44 Kutleshi
28 Younis 30 Kuen 11 Rashani
17 Caputo
21 Randall A
27 Rogerson 10 May 45'+3' 77 Brook
7 Howieson 6 Verstraete
17 Elliot 3 Girdwood-Reich 23 Hall 2 Sakai
1 Woud
Auckland FC4-2-3-1
Full lineups and substitutes

Auckland FC

  1. MW #1 Michael WoudG
  2. JG #3 Jake Girdwood-ReichCD-L
  3. DH #23 Daniel HallCD-R
  4. CE #17 Callan ElliotLB
  5. HS #2 Hiroki SakaiRB
  6. GM #10 Guillermo MayAM45'+3'
  7. CH #7 Cameron HowiesonLM
  8. LV #6 Louis VerstraeteRM
  9. JR #21 Jesse RandallF
  10. LR #27 Logan RogersonAM-L
  11. LB #77 Lachlan BrookAM-R
Substitutes · 5 used

Melbourne City FC

  1. PB #1 Patrick BeachG
  2. HD #2 Harrison DelbridgeCD-L
  3. GF #22 German FerreyraCD-R
  4. AB #16 Aziz BehichLB
  5. NA #13 Nathaniel AtkinsonRB
  6. AK #30 Andreas KuenAM
  7. BK #44 Besian KutleshiLM
  8. ML #7 Mathew LeckieRM
  9. MC #17 Max CaputoF
  10. ER #11 Elbasan RashaniAM-L
  11. MY #28 Marcus YounisAM-R
Substitutes · 4 used

Roster

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· The Guardian
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· The Guardian
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· The Guardian
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· The Guardian
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· The Guardian
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L 1–3 vs Western Sydney Wanderers L 0–2 vs Tottenham Hotspur W 1–0 vs Sydney FC Grand Final W 3–0 at Adelaide United Semifinals D 1–1 vs Adelaide United Semifinals D 1–1 vs Melbourne City FC Elimination Finals D 2–2 at Sydney FC L 0–1 vs Central Coast Mariners D 2–2 vs Melbourne Victory D 1–1 at Adelaide United