Australian A-League Men

Auckland FC

Grand Final
YES!
Auckland FC beat Sydney FC
Sydney FC 0 – 1 Auckland FC
FT · Sat, May 23

Match Details

Go Media Stadium (Auckland) · 28,374 fans · ESPN+

Commentary

  • 90'William Gillion (Auckland FC) Substitution at 90'
  • 84'Ahmet Arslan (Sydney FC) Substitution at 84'
  • 84'Patrick Wood (Sydney FC) Substitution at 84'
  • 76'Víctor Campuzano (Sydney FC) Yellow Card at 76'
  • 72'Francis DeVries (Auckland FC) Substitution at 72'
  • 72'Logan Rogerson (Auckland FC) Substitution at 72'
  • 72'Rhys Youlley (Sydney FC) Substitution at 72'
  • 71'Víctor Campuzano (Sydney FC) Substitution at 71'
  • 64'Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) Substitution at 64'
  • 60'Cameron Howieson (Auckland FC) Goal at 60'
  • 58'Callan Elliot (Auckland FC) Yellow Card at 58'
  • 56'Sam Cosgrove (Auckland FC) Yellow Card at 56'

Line Score

12T
SYD 00 0
AFC 01 1

Match Leaders

Sydney 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

Key Events

90'William Gillion (Auckland FC) Substitution at 90'
84'Ahmet Arslan (Sydney FC) Substitution at 84'
84'Patrick Wood (Sydney FC) Substitution at 84'
76'Víctor Campuzano (Sydney FC) Yellow Card at 76'
72'Francis DeVries (Auckland FC) Substitution at 72'
72'Logan Rogerson (Auckland FC) Substitution at 72'
72'Rhys Youlley (Sydney FC) Substitution at 72'
71'Víctor Campuzano (Sydney FC) Substitution at 71'
64'Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) Substitution at 64'
60'Cameron Howieson (Auckland FC) Goal at 60'
58'Callan Elliot (Auckland FC) Yellow Card at 58'
56'Sam Cosgrove (Auckland FC) Yellow Card at 56'
56'Daniel Hall (Auckland FC) Yellow Card at 56'
53'Louis Verstraete (Auckland FC) Yellow Card at 53'
31'Nando Pijnaker (Auckland FC) Yellow Card at 31'

Team Stats

Sydney FCAuckland FC
General
61.7 Possession % 38.3
5 Shots 8
2 On Target 2
0 Offsides 0
2 Corners 4
8 Fouls 12
Passing & Defense
0 Passes Completed 0
0 Crosses Won 0
0 Tackles Won 0
0 Interceptions 0
0 Clearances 0
Discipline
1 Yellow Cards 5
0 Red Cards 0
1 Saves 2

Recent Form

Auckland FC L D W D W
Sydney FC D D W D W

Starting Lineups

Sydney FC4-2-3-1
12 Devenish-Meares
23 Grant 41 Popovic 4 Courtney-Perkins 17 Garuccio
8 Kamijo 24 Okon-Engstler
44 Akon 20 Quintal 7 Quispe
80 Stamatelopoulos
9 Cosgrove 77 Brook
21 Randall 6 Verstraete 7 Howieson 60'
17 Elliot 4 Pijnaker 23 Hall 3 Girdwood-Reich 2 Sakai
1 Woud
Auckland FC5-3-2
Full lineups and substitutes

Auckland FC

  1. MW #1 Michael WoudG
  2. DH #23 Daniel HallCD
  3. NP #4 Nando PijnakerCD-L
  4. JG #3 Jake Girdwood-ReichCD-R
  5. CE #17 Callan ElliotLB
  6. HS #2 Hiroki SakaiRB
  7. LV #6 Louis VerstraeteCM
  8. JR #21 Jesse RandallCM-L
  9. CH #7 Cameron HowiesonCM-R60'
  10. SC #9 Sam CosgroveCF-L
  11. LB #77 Lachlan BrookCF-R
Substitutes · 3 used

Sydney FC

  1. HD #12 Harrison Devenish-MearesG
  2. JC #4 Jordan Courtney-PerkinsCD-L
  3. AP #41 Alexandar PopovicCD-R
  4. BG #17 Ben GaruccioLB
  5. RG #23 Rhyan GrantRB
  6. TQ #20 Tiago QuintalAM
  7. PO #24 Paul Okon-EngstlerLM
  8. WK #8 Wataru KamijoRM
  9. AS #80 Apostolos StamatelopoulosF
  10. PQ #7 Piero QuispeAM-L
  11. AA #44 Akol AkonAM-R
Substitutes · 5 used

Roster

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