Melbourne Victory vs Auckland

A-League Men - Semi-finals 17 May 2025, 09:35
Melbourne Victory
Melbourne Victory
0–1
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Auckland
Auckland
🏟 AAMI Park (Melbourne) 👤 B. Abraham Round Semi-finals

Match report

Auckland edged past Melbourne Victory 1-0 in the A-League Men - Semi-finals on 17 May 2025. The game was goalless at the break before all 1 goals arrived after half-time.

Melbourne Victory failed to register a single shot on target and dominated possession with 60% of the ball.

Auckland had 15 shots to Melbourne Victory's 9.

The match was played at AAMI Park (Melbourne), with B. Abraham in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 60% - 40% Shots 9 - 15 On target 0 - 2 Corners 9 - 5 Fouls 10 - 8 Yellow cards 2
8
Player of the match
Logan Rogerson
Auckland · 1 goal
8 Hiroki Sakai captained the side
8 Daniel Hall captained the side
8 Nando Pijnaker captained the side
8 Francis De Vries 1 assist
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 6–9 3–6
Shots On Goal 0–1 0–1
Ball Possession 56–44 —
Corners 4–2 5–3
Attacks 72–50 64–39
Match statistics
9 Corners 5
5 Substitution 5
136 Attacks 89
104 Dangerous Attacks 83
1 On Target 5
7 Off Target 9
9 Shots Total 15
0 Shots On Goal 2
3 Shots Off Goal 8
6 Shots Blocked 5
2 Shots Inside Box 11
7 Shots Outside Box 4
10 Fouls 8
9 Corners 5
1 Offsides 5
60% Ball Possession 40%
1 Yellow Cards 1
1 Saves 0
443 Passes Total 290
344 Passes Accurate 188
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-2-2-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Melbourne Victory · 4-2-3-1
25 J. Duncan
16 J. Inserra 5 B. Hamill 4 J. Lachlan 28 K. Bos
6 R. Teague 14 J. Valadon
7 D. Arzani 8 Z. Machach 17 N. Velupillay
9 N. Vergos
Auckland · 4-2-2-2
12 A. Paulsen
2 H. Sakai 23 D. Hall 4 N. Pijnaker 15 F. Vries
6 L. Verstraete 28 F. Gallegos
27 L. Rogerson 11 M. Francois
10 G. May 21 J. Randall
Melbourne Victory
Coach
A. Diles
Substitutes
  • 22 Joshua Rawlins
  • 10 Bruno Fornaroli
  • 11 Clarismario
  • 27 Reno Piscopo
  • 23 Alexander Badolato
  • 40 Christian Siciliano
  • 38 Luka Didulica
Auckland
Coach
S. Corica
Substitutes
  • 14 Liam Gillion
  • 25 Neyder Moreno
  • 5 Tommy Smith
  • 17 Callan Elliot
  • 22 Jake Brimmer
  • 1 Michael Woud
  • 7 Cameron Howieson
Substitutions
  • 58' ↑ J. Rawlins ↓ B. Hamill Melbourne Victory
  • 63' ↑ N. Moreno ↓ J. Randall Auckland
  • 63' ↑ L. Gillion ↓ M. François Auckland
  • 69' ↑ B. Fornaroli ↓ N. Vergos Melbourne Victory
  • 70' ↑ Clarismario Rodrigues ↓ D. Arzani Melbourne Victory
  • 75' ↑ T. Smith ↓ L. Rogerson Auckland
  • 80' ↑ C. Elliot ↓ F. de Vries Auckland
  • 80' ↑ J. Brimmer ↓ F. Gallegos Auckland
  • 84' ↑ R. Piscopo ↓ N. Velupillay Melbourne Victory
  • 84' ↑ A. Badolato ↓ Z. Machach Melbourne Victory
Cards
  • 60' M. Francois Auckland
  • 85' L. Jackson Melbourne Victory
Head-to-head
Melbourne Victory 1 3 draws 2 Auckland
2026-04-11 Auckland FC vs Melbourne Victory 2 - 2
2025-10-18 Melbourne Victory vs Auckland FC 0 - 0
2025-05-24 Auckland vs Melbourne Victory 0 - 2
2025-05-17 Melbourne Victory vs Auckland 0 - 1
2025-04-19 Melbourne Victory vs Auckland 0 - 2
2025-01-01 Auckland vs Melbourne Victory 0 - 0
Recent form
Melbourne Victory D L W W D
Auckland D D W W D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Melbourne Victory vs Auckland?
Melbourne Victory lost 0-1 against Auckland on 17 May 2025.
Who won Melbourne Victory vs Auckland?
Auckland won the match 1-0.
Where was Melbourne Victory vs Auckland played?
The match was played at AAMI Park (Melbourne).
Who had more possession in Melbourne Victory vs Auckland?
Melbourne Victory had 60% of possession, compared to 40% for the other side.