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Auckland FC 3-1 Melbourne City · A-League Men

Auckland FC beat Melbourne City 3-1 in the A-League Men. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Auckland FC and Melbourne City met in the A-League Men at Mount Smart Stadium in Auckland on Saturday, 17 October 2026.

Goalscorers

Auckland FC: L. Bayliss 35', 53'; L. Brook 85'. Melbourne City: Q. Macnicol 42'.

How the match went

Melbourne City saw more of the ball, 58% of it. Auckland FC had 11 shots with 4 on target, Melbourne City 15 with 5 on target. There were 9 corners in total, 3 to Auckland FC and 6 to Melbourne City. Auckland FC conceded 13 fouls, Melbourne City 10. The referee showed 4 yellow cards (2 for Auckland FC, 2 for Melbourne City).

Line-ups

Auckland FC started in a 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.

Melbourne City started in a 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.

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Minute by minute

  1. 35'Goal! Auckland FC 1-0 Melbourne City. L. Bayliss (Auckland FC) scores.
  2. 42'Goal! Auckland FC 1-1 Melbourne City. Q. Macnicol (Melbourne City) scores, assisted by K. Rahmani.
  3. 45'Half-time. Auckland FC 1-1 Melbourne City.
  4. 53'Goal! Auckland FC 2-1 Melbourne City. L. Bayliss (Auckland FC) scores.
  5. 85'Goal! Auckland FC 3-1 Melbourne City. L. Brook (Auckland FC) scores, assisted by F. De Vries.
  6. 90'Full-time. Auckland FC 3-1 Melbourne City.
Full commentary (56 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Auckland FC vs Melbourne City.
  2. 3'Offside, Auckland FC.
  3. 4'Offside, Melbourne City.
  4. 5'Corner, Melbourne City.
  5. 12'Attempt missed. Q. Macnicol (Melbourne City), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  6. 14'Attempt missed. M. Memeti (Melbourne City), right-footed shot. xG 0.12.
  7. 16'Attempt missed. J. Brimmer (Auckland FC), right-footed shot. xG 0.16.
  8. 17'Corner, Auckland FC.
  9. 18'Corner, Auckland FC.
  10. 20'Attempt missed. Q. Macnicol (Melbourne City), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  11. 20'Attempt blocked. A. Nabbout (Melbourne City), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  12. 21'Corner, Melbourne City.
  13. 29'Attempt blocked. A. Mabil (Melbourne City), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.07.
  14. 29'Corner, Melbourne City.
  15. 32'Yellow card for S. Cosgrove (Auckland FC) for argument.
  16. 32'Yellow card for A. Behich (Melbourne City) for argument.
  17. 33'Attempt saved. A. Nabbout (Melbourne City), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  18. 33'Corner, Melbourne City.
  19. 34'Corner, Melbourne City.
  20. 34'Attempt missed. H. Delbridge (Melbourne City), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.06.
  21. 35'Goal! Auckland FC 1-0 Melbourne City. L. Bayliss (Auckland FC) scores.
  22. 42'Goal! Auckland FC 1-1 Melbourne City. Q. Macnicol (Melbourne City) scores, assisted by K. Rahmani.
  23. 45'3 minutes of added time.
  24. 45+1'Attempt missed. L. Bayliss (Auckland FC), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  25. 45'Half-time. Auckland FC 1-1 Melbourne City.
  26. 46'The second half is under way.
  27. 48'Attempt missed. F. Gallegos (Auckland FC), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  28. 48'Attempt saved. Q. Macnicol (Melbourne City), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
  29. 51'Attempt blocked. L. Brook (Auckland FC), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  30. 51'Corner, Auckland FC.
  31. 51'Offside, Auckland FC.
  32. 53'Goal! Auckland FC 2-1 Melbourne City. L. Bayliss (Auckland FC) scores.
  33. 56'Attempt missed. M. Memeti (Melbourne City), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  34. 59'Attempt saved. A. Nabbout (Melbourne City), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  35. 60'Offside, Melbourne City.
  36. 61'Attempt missed. L. Brook (Auckland FC), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  37. 63'Attempt missed. K. Rahmani (Melbourne City), left-footed shot. xG 0.09.
  38. 65'Attempt blocked. A. Mabil (Melbourne City), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  39. 67'Substitution, Melbourne City: M. Caputo comes on for A. Nabbout.
  40. 70'Attempt saved. N. Pijnaker (Auckland FC), header from a set piece. xG 0.04.
  41. 75'Substitution, Melbourne City: L. Wong comes on for Q. Macnicol.
  42. 75'Substitution, Melbourne City: M. Leckie comes on for B. Kutleshi.
  43. 76'Attempt missed. L. Rogerson (Auckland FC), right-footed shot. xG 0.12.
  44. 79'Attempt missed. M. Memeti (Melbourne City), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  45. 80'Substitution, Auckland FC: F. Van comes on for L. Bayliss.
  46. 82'Attempt blocked. S. Cosgrove (Auckland FC), header. xG 0.05.
  47. 85'Goal! Auckland FC 3-1 Melbourne City. L. Brook (Auckland FC) scores, assisted by F. De Vries.
  48. 88'Substitution, Auckland FC: D. Normann comes on for J. Brimmer.
  49. 88'Substitution, Auckland FC: I. Prins comes on for L. Brook.
  50. 88'Yellow card for L. Rogerson (Auckland FC).
  51. 90'Substitution, Auckland FC: C. Elliot comes on for S. Cosgrove.
  52. 90'6 minutes of added time.
  53. 90+2'Corner, Melbourne City.
  54. 90+3'Attempt saved. M. Memeti (Melbourne City), right-footed shot. xG 0.20.
  55. 90+4'Yellow card for A. Mabil (Melbourne City) for argument.
  56. 90'Full-time. Auckland FC 3-1 Melbourne City.
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