Auckland FC vs Sydney FC, 2024-25 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men

Auckland FC

90'+7': Nando Pijnaker

FT
1 - 0

Sydney FC

About

Auckland FC are hosting Sydney FC at Go Media Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Men.

Match Commentary

24': Felipe Gallegos (Auckland FC) Yellow Card at 24'
35': Patrick Wood (Sydney FC) Substitution at 35'
49': Adrian Segecic (Sydney FC) Substitution at 49'
61': Logan Rogerson (Auckland FC) Yellow Card at 61'
65': Jesse Randall (Auckland FC) Substitution at 65'
65': Jake Brimmer (Auckland FC) Substitution at 65'
67': Rhyan Grant (Sydney FC) Yellow Card at 67'
78': Daniel Hall (Auckland FC) Yellow Card at 78'
89': Max Mata (Auckland FC) Substitution at 89'
89': Joel King (Sydney FC) Substitution at 89'
89': Jaiden Kucharski (Sydney FC) Substitution at 89'
90'+7': Nando Pijnaker (Auckland FC) Goal at 97'
90'+9': Tommy Smith (Auckland FC) Substitution at 99'

Statistics

SYD		AFC
12	Fouls	17
1	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
4	Corner Kicks	9
2	Saves	3
58.6	Possession	41.4
12	SHOTS	19
3	ON GOAL	3
0.3	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
5	Blocked Shots	6
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: Go Media Stadium
Location: Auckland, New Zealand
Attendance: 14,253

A-League Men Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Auckland FC	21	+21	45
2	Western United	21	+16	38
3	Melbourne City FC	21	+10	37
4	Melbourne Victory	22	+8	36

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Auckland FC (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
12	Alex Paulsen (GK)
4	Nando Pijnaker
23	Daniel Hall
15	Francis DeVries
2	Hiroki Sakai
7	Cameron Howieson
28	Felipe Gallegos
6	Louis Verstraete
10	Guillermo May
14	William Gillion
27	Logan Rogerson

Auckland FC Substitutes:

Tommy Smith, Finn Mckenlay, Jesse Randall, Jake Brimmer, Callan Elliot, Max Mata, Michael Woud.

Sydney FC (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Andrew Redmayne (GK)
41	Alexandar Popovic
5	Hayden Matthews
4	Jordan Courtney-Perkins
23	Rhyan Grant
8	Anas Ouahim
15	Leo Sena
6	Corey Hollman
9	Patryk Klimala
17	Anthony Cáceres
10	Joe Lolley

Sydney FC Substitutes:

Joel King, Jaiden Kucharski, Adrian Segecic, Harrison Devenish-Meares, Will Kennedy, Nathan Amanatidis, Patrick Wood.

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