Auckland 3–1 Melbourne City
Auckland
3–1HT 1–1
Melbourne City
Auckland played Melbourne City in the A-League on 17 October 2026 at Go Media Stadium. The match finished 3–1.
Goals and cards
- 32'S. Cosgrove — Yellow card
- 32'A. Behich — Yellow card
- 35'L. Bayliss
- 42'Q. MacNicol (assist by K. Rahmani)
- 53'L. Bayliss
- 85'L. Brook (assist by F. De Vries)
- 88'L. Rogerson — Yellow card
Line-ups
Auckland 4-2-3-1
- Michael Woud
- Hiroki Sakai
- Luka Vicelich
- Nando Pijnaker
- Francis De Vries
- Felipe Gallegos
- Jake Brimmer
- Lachlan Brook
- Lachlan Bayliss
- Logan Rogerson
- Sam Cosgrove
- SUBSTITUTES
- Joseph James Knowles
- Callan Elliot
- Ronan Wynne
- Van Fitzharris
- Daniel Normann
- Jonty Bidois
- Isa Prins
Melbourne City 4-2-3-1
- Macklin Freke
- Nathaniel Atkinson
- Liam Bonetig
- Harrison Delbridge
- Aziz Behich
- Besian Kutleshi
- Kavian Rahmani
- Medin Memeti
- Quinn MacNicol
- Awer Mabil
- Andrew Nabbout
- SUBSTITUTES
- Max Caputo
- James Nieuwenhuizen
- Peter Antoniou
- Roland Ballah
- Mathew Leckie
- Lawrence Wong
- Takeshi Kanamori
Match statistics
| Auckland | Melbourne City | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Shots on goal | 4 |
| 5 | Shots off goal | 7 |
| 10 | Total shots | 14 |
| 2 | Blocked shots | 3 |
| 7 | Shots inside box | 9 |
| 3 | Shots outside box | 5 |
| 10 | Fouls | 9 |
| 3 | Corners | 4 |
| 2 | Offsides | 3 |
| 44% | Possession | 56% |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 3 | Saves | 1 |
| 300 | Total passes | 384 |
| 213 | Accurate passes | 302 |
| 71% | Pass accuracy | 79% |