Auckland FC vs Melbourne City

A-League Men 28 Feb 2026, 04:00
Auckland FC
Auckland FC
3–0
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Melbourne City
Melbourne City
🏟 Go Media Stadium 👤 B. Abraham Round 19

Match report

Auckland FC cruised past Melbourne City 3-0 in the A-League Men on 28 February 2026.

Auckland FC had 17 shots to Melbourne City's 11.

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

Half-time 1-0 Possession 50% - 50% Shots 17 - 11 On target 9 - 2 Corners 9 - 7 Fouls 13 - 10 Yellow cards 1
9
Player of the match
Jesse Randall
Auckland FC · 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Logan Rogerson 1 goal
8 Francis De Vries captained the side
8 Harrison Delbridge captained the side
7 Guillermo May 1 goal, 1 assist
First half vs second half
Melbourne City came out stronger after half-time, with 7 second-half shots against 4 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 8–4 9–7
Shots On Goal 3–1 6–1
Ball Possession 50–50 —
Corners 5–4 4–3
Attacks 46–50 54–35
Match statistics
9 Corners 7
5 Substitution 5
100 Attacks 85
44 Dangerous Attacks 53
9 On Target 2
8 Off Target 9
50% Ball Possession 50%
17 Shots Total 11
9 Shots On Goal 2
3 Shots Off Goal 5
5 Shots Blocked 4
13 Shots Inside Box 7
4 Shots Outside Box 4
13 Fouls 10
9 Corners 7
4 Offsides 3
44% Ball Possession 56%
0 Yellow Cards 1
2 Saves 5
291 Passes Total 381
201 Passes Accurate 291
Line-ups 5-4-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Auckland FC · 5-4-1
1 M. Woud
17 C. Elliot 2 H. Sakai 23 D. Hall 3 J. Girdwood-Reich 15 F. Vries
27 L. Rogerson 7 C. Howieson 8 F. Gallegos 21 J. Randall
10 G. May
Melbourne City · 4-2-3-1
1 P. Beach
13 N. Atkinson 2 H. Delbridge 26 S. Souprayen 16 A. Behich
19 Z. Schreiber 8 R. Teague
28 M. Younis 30 A. Kuen 14 D. Arzani
17 M. Caputo
Auckland FC
Coach
Steve Corica
Substitutes
  • 9 Sam Cosgrove
  • 22 Jake Brimmer
  • 77 Lachlan Brook
  • 43 Ryan Mackay
  • 28 Bailey Ferguson
  • 12 James Hilton
  • 45 Matt D'Hotman de Villiers
Melbourne City
Coach
Aurelio Vidmar
Substitutes
  • 4 Liam Bonetig
  • 35 Medin Memeti
  • 47 Kavian Rahmani
  • 39 Emin Durakovic
  • 11 Elbasan Rashani
  • 40 James Nieuwenhuizen
  • 36 Harrison Shillington
Substitutions
  • 40' ↑ S. Cosgrove ↓ H. Sakai Auckland FC
  • 67' ↑ M. Memeti ↓ M. Caputo Melbourne City
  • 67' ↑ L. Bonetig ↓ S. Souprayen Melbourne City
  • 69' ↑ L. Brook ↓ J. Randall Auckland FC
  • 69' ↑ J. Brimmer ↓ C. Howieson Auckland FC
  • 76' ↑ K. Rahmani ↓ D. Arzani Melbourne City
  • 76' ↑ E. Rashani ↓ M. Younis Melbourne City
  • 76' ↑ E. Durakovic ↓ A. Kuen Melbourne City
  • 86' ↑ B. Ferguson ↓ L. Rogerson Auckland FC
  • 86' ↑ R. Mackay ↓ L. F. Gallegos Auckland FC
Cards
  • 37' Z. Schreiber Melbourne City
Head-to-head
Auckland FC 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 FC D D L D W
Melbourne City D D W L L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Auckland FC vs Melbourne City?
Auckland FC won 3-0 against Melbourne City on 28 February 2026.
Who won Auckland FC vs Melbourne City?
Auckland FC won the match 3-0.
Where was Auckland FC vs Melbourne City played?
The match was played at Go Media Stadium.
Who had more possession in Auckland FC vs Melbourne City?
Auckland FC had 50% of possession, compared to 50% for the other side.