Australian A-League Men

Auckland FC

Nope, tied.
Auckland FC tied Sydney FC
Auckland FC11-9-6 2 – 2 Sydney FC11-6-9
FT · Sun, Apr 26

Match Details

Allianz Stadium (Sydney) · 16,661 fans · ESPN+

Commentary

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

Line Score

12T
AFC 02 2
SYD 02 2

Match Leaders

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

Team Stats

Auckland FCSydney FC
General
40.4 Possession % 59.6
9 Shots 17
2 On Target 6
0 Offsides 0
6 Corners 4
9 Fouls 10
Passing & Defense
0 Passes Completed 0
0 Crosses Won 0
0 Tackles Won 0
0 Interceptions 0
0 Clearances 0
Discipline
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
3 Saves 0

Recent Form

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

Starting Lineups

Sydney FC4-2-3-1
12 Devenish-Meares
23 Grant 41 Popovic 85' 4 Courtney-Perkins 17 Garuccio 56'
8 Kamijo 24 Okon-Engstler
35 Toure 20 Quintal 7 Quispe A
70 Arslan
21 Randall 9 Cosgrove A
77 Brook 8 Gallegos 6 Verstraete 27 Rogerson
17 Elliot 3 Girdwood-Reich 23 Hall 2 Sakai
1 Woud
Auckland FC4-4-2
Full lineups and substitutes

Sydney FC

  1. HD #12 Harrison Devenish-MearesG
  2. JC #4 Jordan Courtney-PerkinsCD-L
  3. AP #41 Alexandar PopovicCD-R85'
  4. BG #17 Ben GaruccioLB56'
  5. RG #23 Rhyan GrantRB
  6. TQ #20 Tiago QuintalAM
  7. PO #24 Paul Okon-EngstlerLM
  8. WK #8 Wataru KamijoRM
  9. AA #70 Ahmet ArslanF
  10. PQ #7 Piero QuispeAM-L
  11. AH #35 Al Hassan ToureAM-R
Substitutes · 3 used

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. FG #8 Felipe GallegosCM-L
  7. LV #6 Louis VerstraeteCM-R
  8. LB #77 Lachlan BrookLM
  9. LR #27 Logan RogersonRM
  10. JR #21 Jesse RandallCF-L
  11. SC #9 Sam CosgroveCF-R
Substitutes · 3 used

Roster

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