Australian A-League Men

Auckland FC

Semifinals
YES!
Auckland FC beat Adelaide United
Auckland FC 3 – 0 Adelaide United
FT · Fri, May 15
Auckland FC advance 4-1 on aggregate

Match Details

Hindmarsh Stadium (Adelaide) · 14,716 fans · ESPN+

Commentary

  • 90'+4'Ethan Alagich (Adelaide United) Yellow Card at 94'
  • 90'Luka Vicelich (Auckland FC) Substitution at 90'
  • 90'Van Fitzharris (Auckland FC) Substitution at 90'
  • 86'Logan Rogerson (Auckland FC) Goal at 86'
  • 84'William Gillion (Auckland FC) Substitution at 84'
  • 80'Harry Crawford (Adelaide United) Substitution at 80'
  • 76'Francis DeVries (Auckland FC) Substitution at 76'
  • 76'Logan Rogerson (Auckland FC) Substitution at 76'
  • 70'Craig Goodwin (Adelaide United) Substitution at 70'
  • 70'Juan Muñiz (Adelaide United) Substitution at 70'
  • 64'Louis Verstraete (Auckland FC) Yellow Card at 64'
  • 58'Sam Cosgrove (Auckland FC) Penalty - Scored at 58'

Line Score

12T
AFC 12 3
ADE 00 0

Match Leaders

Auckland FC
Adelaide United

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

Key Events

90'+4'Ethan Alagich (Adelaide United) Yellow Card at 94'
90'Luka Vicelich (Auckland FC) Substitution at 90'
90'Van Fitzharris (Auckland FC) Substitution at 90'
86'Logan Rogerson (Auckland FC) Goal at 86'
84'William Gillion (Auckland FC) Substitution at 84'
80'Harry Crawford (Adelaide United) Substitution at 80'
76'Francis DeVries (Auckland FC) Substitution at 76'
76'Logan Rogerson (Auckland FC) Substitution at 76'
70'Craig Goodwin (Adelaide United) Substitution at 70'
70'Juan Muñiz (Adelaide United) Substitution at 70'
64'Louis Verstraete (Auckland FC) Yellow Card at 64'
58'Sam Cosgrove (Auckland FC) Penalty - Scored at 58'
44'Jake Girdwood-Reich (Auckland FC) Goal at 44'
24'Luka Jovanovic (Adelaide United) Substitution at 24'
4'Hiroki Sakai (Auckland FC) Yellow Card at 4'

Team Stats

Auckland FCAdelaide United
General
38.3 Possession % 61.7
12 Shots 15
5 On Target 1
0 Offsides 0
4 Corners 6
14 Fouls 4
Passing & Defense
0 Passes Completed 0
0 Crosses Won 0
0 Tackles Won 0
0 Interceptions 0
0 Clearances 0
Discipline
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Saves 2

Recent Form

Adelaide United D D W W D
Auckland FC D L D W D

Starting Lineups

Adelaide United4-2-3-1
22 Smits
14 Barnett 3 Vriends 4 Kikianis 7 Kitto
44 White 55 Alagich
12 Yull 87 Anselmo 19 Dukuly
35 Burkitt
9 Cosgrove 58'
21 Randall A 7 Howieson 6 Verstraete 77 Brook A
17 Elliot 4 Pijnaker 23 Hall 3 Girdwood-Reich 44' 2 Sakai
1 Woud
Auckland FC5-4-1
Full lineups and substitutes

Adelaide United

  1. JS #22 Joshua SmitsG
  2. PK #4 Panagiotis KikianisCD-L
  3. #3 Bart VriendsCD-R
  4. RK #7 Ryan KittoLB
  5. JB #14 Jay BarnettRB
  6. A #87 AnselmoAM
  7. EA #55 Ethan AlagichLM
  8. RW #44 Ryan WhiteRM
  9. BB #35 Brody BurkittF
  10. YD #19 Yaya DukulyAM-L
  11. JY #12 Jonny YullAM-R
Substitutes · 4 used

Auckland FC

  1. MW #1 Michael WoudG
  2. DH #23 Daniel HallCD
  3. NP #4 Nando PijnakerCD-L
  4. JG #3 Jake Girdwood-ReichCD-R44'
  5. CE #17 Callan ElliotLB
  6. HS #2 Hiroki SakaiRB
  7. CH #7 Cameron HowiesonCM-L
  8. LV #6 Louis VerstraeteCM-R
  9. JR #21 Jesse RandallLM
  10. LB #77 Lachlan BrookRM
  11. SC #9 Sam CosgroveF58'
Substitutes · 5 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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Recent Results
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