Auckland vs Melbourne City

A-League Men 18 Jan 2025, 04:00
Auckland
Auckland
3–0
HT 3–0
FULL TIME
Melbourne City
Melbourne City
🏟 Go Media Stadium (Auckland) 👤 B. Abraham Round 15

Match report

Auckland cruised past Melbourne City 3-0 in the A-League Men on 18 January 2025.

Auckland had 14 shots to Melbourne City's 8.

The match was played at Go Media Stadium (Auckland), with B. Abraham in charge.

Half-time 3-0 Possession 41% - 59% Shots 14 - 8 On target 11 - 2 Corners 3 - 4 Fouls 11 - 6 Yellow cards 3
8
Player of the match
Nando Pijnaker
Auckland · 1 goal
8 Logan Rogerson 1 assist
8 Luis Toomey captained the side
8 Patrick Beach 8 saves
7 Guillermo May 1 goal
First half vs second half
Melbourne City came out stronger after half-time, with 7 second-half shots against 1 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 7–1 7–7
Shots On Goal 7–0 4–2
Ball Possession 43–57 —
Corners 2–0 1–4
Match statistics
14 Shots Total 8
11 Shots On Goal 2
1 Shots Off Goal 3
2 Shots Blocked 3
9 Shots Inside Box 5
5 Shots Outside Box 3
11 Fouls 6
3 Corners 4
2 Offsides 0
41% Ball Possession 59%
3 Yellow Cards 0
1 Saves 8
377 Passes Total 544
285 Passes Accurate 453
Line-ups 4-2-2-2  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Auckland · 4-2-2-2
12 A. Paulsen
17 C. Elliot 5 T. Smith 4 N. Pijnaker 15 F. Vries
6 L. Verstraete 28 F. Gallegos
27 L. Rogerson 21 J. Randall
10 G. May 9 M. Mata
Melbourne City · 4-2-3-1
33 P. Beach
2 C. Talbot 27 K. Trewin 26 S. Souprayen 16 A. Behich
13 N. Atkinson 19 Z. Schreiber
46 B. Mazzeo 6 S. Ugarković 38 H. Politidis
35 M. Memeti
Auckland
Coach
S. Corica
Substitutes
  • 25 Neyder Moreno
  • 14 Liam Gillion
  • 8 Luis Toomey
  • 7 Cameron Howieson
  • 11 Marlee Francois
  • 1 Michael Woud
  • 34 Codey Phoenix
Melbourne City
Coach
A. Vidmar
Substitutes
  • 41 Lawrence Wong
  • 50 Michael Ghossaini
  • 47 Kavian Rahmani
  • 7 Mathew Leckie
  • 22 Germán Ferreyra
  • 1 Jamie Young
  • 20 Arion Sulemani
Substitutions
  • 58' ↑ L. Gillion ↓ J. Randall Auckland
  • 58' ↑ N. Moreno ↓ M. Mata Auckland
  • 61' ↑ L. Wong ↓ Z. Schreiber Melbourne City
  • 62' ↑ K. Rahmani ↓ H. Politidis Melbourne City
  • 62' ↑ M. Ghossaini ↓ M. Memeti Melbourne City
  • 74' ↑ C. Howieson ↓ F. Gallegos Auckland
  • 74' ↑ L. Toomey ↓ L. Verstraete Auckland
  • 76' ↑ M. Leckie ↓ C. Talbot Melbourne City
  • 82' ↑ G. Ferreyra ↓ N. Atkinson Melbourne City
  • 83' ↑ M. François ↓ G. May Auckland
Cards
  • 12' M. A. Mata Auckland
  • 51' J. Randall Auckland
  • 78' C. Howieson Auckland
Head-to-head
Auckland 2 1 draws 1 Melbourne City
2026-02-28 Auckland FC vs Melbourne City 3 - 0
2026-01-16 Melbourne City vs Auckland FC 2 - 1
2025-01-18 Auckland vs Melbourne City 3 - 0
2024-12-15 Melbourne City vs Auckland 2 - 2
Recent form
Auckland D D L D W
Melbourne City D D W L L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Auckland vs Melbourne City?
Auckland won 3-0 against Melbourne City on 18 January 2025.
Who won Auckland vs Melbourne City?
Auckland won the match 3-0.
Where was Auckland vs Melbourne City played?
The match was played at Go Media Stadium (Auckland).
Who had more possession in Auckland vs Melbourne City?
Melbourne City had 59% of possession, compared to 41% for the other side.