A-League · Quarter-finals
Saturday, 2 May 2026 · 13:00 · Go Media Stadium, Auckland · Referee: A. King
Auckland1 : 1
Full-time
Melbourne CityHalf-time: 1-0Penalties: 7-6
Match Events
- 12'Cameron HowiesonYellow Card
- 45'G. May (assist: J. Randall)Normal Goal
- 62'E. Rashani (assist: M. Memeti)Substitution 1
- 63'L. Brook (assist: S. Cosgrove)Substitution 1
- 72'B. Kutleshi (assist: T. Kanamori)Substitution 2
- 73'A. Kuen (assist: A. Nabbout)Substitution 3
- 83'J. Randall (assist: J. Brimmer)Substitution 2
- 84'L. Rogerson (assist: N. Pijnaker)Substitution 3
- 90'C. Howieson (assist: L. Gillion)Substitution 4
- 90'M. Memeti (assist: A. Behich)Normal Goal
- 90+1'Hiroki SakaiYellow Card
- 105'M. Caputo (assist: Z. Schreiber)Substitution 4
- 106'Marcus YounisYellow Card
- 110'C. Elliot (assist: L. Vicelich)Substitution 5
- 116'Daniel HallYellow Card
- 117'Jake BrimmerYellow Card
Statistics
6Shots on Goal4
6Shots off Goal10
17Total Shots17
5Blocked Shots3
12Shots insidebox13
5Shots outsidebox4
13Fouls16
6Corner Kicks6
2Offsides2
47%Ball Possession53%
4Yellow Cards1
-Red Cards-
3Goalkeeper Saves5
466Total passes518
316Passes accurate374
68%Passes %72%
1.19expected_goals1.55
-goals_prevented-
Auckland4-2-3-1
Starting XI
- 1M. Woud(G)
- 2H. Sakai(D)
- 23D. Hall(D)
- 3J. Girdwood-Reich(D)
- 17C. Elliot(D)
- 6L. Verstraete(M)
- 7C. Howieson(M)
- 77L. Brook(M)
- 10G. May(M)
- 27L. Rogerson(M)
- 21J. Randall(F)
Substitutes
- 12J. Hilton(G)
- 9S. Cosgrove(F)
- 14L. Gillion(F)
- 52L. Vicelich(D)
- 22J. Brimmer(M)
- 4N. Pijnaker(D)
- 57V. Fitzharris(M)
Melbourne City4-2-3-1
Starting XI
- 1P. Beach(G)
- 13N. Atkinson(D)
- 22G. Ferreyra(D)
- 2H. Delbridge(D)
- 16A. Behich(D)
- 7M. Leckie(M)
- 44B. Kutleshi(M)
- 28M. Younis(M)
- 30A. Kuen(M)
- 11E. Rashani(M)
- 17M. Caputo(F)
Substitutes
- 40J. Nieuwenhuizen(G)
- 15A. Nabbout(F)
- 8R. Teague(M)
- 35M. Memeti(F)
- 10T. Kanamori(F)
- 19Z. Schreiber(M)
- 36H. Shillington(D)
Head-to-Head
- Auckland 1 - 1 Melbourne CitySaturday, 2 May 2026
- Auckland 3 - 0 Melbourne CitySaturday, 28 February 2026
- Melbourne City 2 - 1 AucklandFriday, 16 January 2026
- Auckland 3 - 0 Melbourne CitySaturday, 18 January 2025
- Melbourne City 2 - 2 AucklandSunday, 15 December 2024
Auckland — recent form
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Melbourne City — recent form
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League Standings Context
| Rank | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Auckland | 26 | 13 | 42 |
| 6 | Melbourne City | 26 | 0 | 38 |