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Auckland vs Melbourne C: match report

Auckland FC hosted Melbourne City FC at Go Media Stadium on Saturday 17 October 2026, in the A-League Men (round 1). Tim Danaskos is the referee, averaging 3.5 yellow cards a game against a league average of 3.5.

Result and scorers

Auckland 3-1 Melbourne C. Goals: Lachlan Bayliss 35' for Auckland; Quinn Macnicol 42' for Melbourne C; Lachlan Bayliss 53' for Auckland; Lachlan Brook 85' for Auckland. Attendance: 20,635.

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Key moments (contains the result)
  • 32' Yellow card: Sam Cosgrove (Auckland)
  • 32' Yellow card: Aziz Behich (Melbourne C)
  • 35' Goal: Lachlan Bayliss (Auckland) 1-0
  • 42' Goal: Quinn Macnicol (Melbourne C) 1-1
  • 53' Goal: Lachlan Bayliss (Auckland) 2-1
  • 85' Goal: Lachlan Brook (Auckland) 3-1
  • 88' Yellow card: Logan Rogerson (Auckland)
  • 90'+4' Yellow card: Awer Mabil (Melbourne C)
Match stats (contains the result)
41.7%Possession58.3%
11Shots15
4Shots on target5
3Corners6
13Fouls10
2Offsides3
4Saves1
2Yellow cards2
0Red cards0

Line-ups

Auckland 4-2-3-1

Coach: Pedro Moreira

  1. 1 Michael Woud GK
  2. 2 Hiroki Sakai DEF
  3. 25 Luka Vicelich DEF
  4. 4 Nando Pijnaker DEF
  5. 15 Francis De Vries DEF
  6. 8 Luis Gallegos MID
  7. 22 Jake Brimmer MID
  8. 77 Lachlan Brook FWD
  9. 10 Lachlan Bayliss MID
  10. 27 Logan Rogerson FWD
  11. 9 Sam Cosgrove FWD

Bench

  • 57 Van Fitzharris MID
  • 21 Isa Prins MID
  • 16 Daniel Normann MID
  • 17 Callan Elliot DEF
  • 30 Joe Knowles GK
  • 23 Ronan Wynne DEF
  • 35 Jonty Bidois FWD

Melbourne C 4-2-3-1

Coach: Aurelio Vidmar

  1. 1 Macklin Freke GK
  2. 13 Nathaniel Atkinson DEF
  3. 4 Liam Bonetig DEF
  4. 2 Harrison Delbridge DEF
  5. 16 Aziz Behich DEF
  6. 14 Besian Kutleshi MID
  7. 24 Kavian Rahmani MID
  8. 23 Medin Memeti FWD
  9. 19 Quinn Macnicol MID
  10. 11 Awer Mabil FWD
  11. 15 Andrew Nabbout FWD

Bench

  • 9 Max Caputo FWD
  • 41 Lawrence Wong MID
  • 7 Matthew Leckie FWD
  • 40 James Nieuwenhuizen GK
  • 22 Peter Antoniou DEF
  • 77 Takeshi Kanamori FWD
  • 39 Roland Ballah FWD
Previous meetings
  • Saturday 17 October 2026: Auckland FC 3-1 Melbourne City FC
  • Saturday 2 May 2026: Auckland FC 1-1 Melbourne City FC
  • Saturday 28 February 2026: Auckland FC 3-0 Melbourne City FC
  • Friday 16 January 2026: Melbourne City FC 2-1 Auckland FC
  • Saturday 18 January 2025: Auckland FC 3-0 Melbourne City FC