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Final

Australian A-League · J1

Auckland

3-1

Final

10/16/2026 · 9:00 PM

Melbourne City

Lachlan Bayliss 35' Lachlan Bayliss 53' Lachlan Brook 85'

Quinn MacNicol 42'

Win chance

45%Auckland

AKL 45%Draw 32%MCY 23%

Chance derived from season trends. Not a prediction and not betting odds.

Player of the match

Lachlan Bayliss

Auckland · MF

9.1

Min80'Goals2Passes72%

Best performers

90'+7'

Second Half ends, Auckland 3, Melbourne City 1.

90'+6'

Foul by Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City).

90'+6'

Isa Prins (Auckland) wins a free kick on the right wing.

90'+4'

Awer Mabil (Melbourne City) wins a free kick on the left wing.

90'+4'

Foul by Callan Elliot (Auckland).

90'+3'

ChanceAttempt saved. Medin Memeti (Melbourne City) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top right corner by Michael Woud (Auckland).

90'+2'

Corner to Melbourne City. Conceded by Isa Prins.

90'+2'

Corner to Melbourne City. Conceded by Hiroki Sakai.

90'+1'

Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.

90'+1'

Aziz Behich (Melbourne City) wins a free kick on the left wing.

90'+1'

Foul by Callan Elliot (Auckland).

90'

SubSubstitution, Auckland. Callan Elliot replaces Sam Cosgrove.

88'

YellowLogan Rogerson (Auckland) is shown the yellow card.

88'

Kavian Rahmani (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

88'

Foul by Logan Rogerson (Auckland).

88'

SubSubstitution, Auckland. Daniel Normann replaces Jake Brimmer.

88'

SubSubstitution, Auckland. Isa Prins replaces Lachlan Brook.

85'

GoalGoal! Auckland 3, Melbourne City 1. Lachlan Brook (Auckland) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Francis de Vries.

84'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

84'

Delay in match because of an injury Sam Cosgrove (Auckland).

82'

Attempt blocked. Sam Cosgrove (Auckland) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Francis de Vries with a cross.

81'

Aziz Behich (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

81'

Foul by Sam Cosgrove (Auckland).

80'

SubSubstitution, Auckland. Van Fitzharris replaces Lachlan Bayliss.

79'

ChanceAttempt missed. Medin Memeti (Melbourne City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Lawrence Wong.

77'

Foul by Liam Bonetig (Melbourne City).

77'

Lachlan Bayliss (Auckland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

76'

ChanceAttempt missed. Logan Rogerson (Auckland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Sam Cosgrove.

75'

SubSubstitution, Melbourne City. Lawrence Wong replaces Quinn MacNicol.

75'

SubSubstitution, Melbourne City. Mathew Leckie replaces Besian Kutleshi.

75'

Foul by Harrison Delbridge (Melbourne City).

75'

Sam Cosgrove (Auckland) wins a free kick on the right wing.

73'

Max Caputo (Melbourne City) wins a free kick on the right wing.

73'

Foul by Luka Vicelich (Auckland).

70'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

70'

Delay in match because of an injury Nando Pijnaker (Auckland).

70'

ChanceAttempt saved. Nando Pijnaker (Auckland) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner by Macklin Freke (Melbourne City). Assisted by Sam Cosgrove with a headed pass.

69'

Foul by Besian Kutleshi (Melbourne City).

69'

Lachlan Brook (Auckland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

68'

Foul by Besian Kutleshi (Melbourne City).

68'

Sam Cosgrove (Auckland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

67'

SubSubstitution, Melbourne City. Max Caputo replaces Andrew Nabbout.

65'

Foul by Nathaniel Atkinson (Melbourne City).

65'

Jake Brimmer (Auckland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

65'

Awer Mabil (Melbourne City) wins a free kick on the left wing.

65'

Foul by Luis Felipe Gallegos (Auckland).

65'

Attempt blocked. Awer Mabil (Melbourne City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.

63'

ChanceAttempt missed. Kavian Rahmani (Melbourne City) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Awer Mabil.

61'

ChanceAttempt missed. Lachlan Brook (Auckland) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Francis de Vries with a cross.

60'

Offside, Melbourne City. Medin Memeti is caught offside.

59'

ChanceAttempt saved. Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Michael Woud (Auckland). Assisted by Quinn MacNicol.

57'

Foul by Harrison Delbridge (Melbourne City).

57'

Sam Cosgrove (Auckland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

56'

ChanceAttempt missed. Medin Memeti (Melbourne City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Andrew Nabbout.

53'

GoalGoal! Auckland 2, Melbourne City 1. Lachlan Bayliss (Auckland) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.

51'

Offside, Auckland. Francis de Vries is caught offside.

51'

Corner to Auckland. Conceded by Harrison Delbridge.

51'

Attempt blocked. Lachlan Brook (Auckland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lachlan Bayliss.

50'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

49'

Delay in match because of an injury Logan Rogerson (Auckland).

48'

ChanceAttempt missed. Luis Felipe Gallegos (Auckland) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Lachlan Bayliss.

48'

ChanceAttempt saved. Quinn MacNicol (Melbourne City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Michael Woud (Auckland). Assisted by Awer Mabil.

46'

Liam Bonetig (Melbourne City) wins a free kick on the right wing.

46'

Foul by Sam Cosgrove (Auckland).

Second Half begins Auckland 1, Melbourne City 1.

45'+4'

First Half ends, Auckland 1, Melbourne City 1.

45'+3'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

45'+2'

Delay in match because of an injury Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City).

45'+1'

ChanceAttempt missed. Lachlan Bayliss (Auckland) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sam Cosgrove.

45'

Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.

44'

Foul by Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City).

44'

Luis Felipe Gallegos (Auckland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

42'

GoalGoal! Auckland 1, Melbourne City 1. Quinn MacNicol (Melbourne City) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kavian Rahmani.

40'

Awer Mabil (Melbourne City) wins a free kick on the left wing.

40'

Foul by Luis Felipe Gallegos (Auckland).

35'

GoalGoal! Auckland 1, Melbourne City 0. Lachlan Bayliss (Auckland) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner.

34'

ChanceAttempt missed. Harrison Delbridge (Melbourne City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is high and wide to the left following a corner.

33'

Corner to Melbourne City. Conceded by Michael Woud.

33'

ChanceAttempt saved. Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Michael Woud (Auckland).

32'

YellowAziz Behich (Melbourne City) is shown the yellow card.

32'

YellowSam Cosgrove (Auckland) is shown the yellow card.

31'

Quinn MacNicol (Melbourne City) wins a free kick on the right wing.

31'

Foul by Jake Brimmer (Auckland).

29'

Corner to Melbourne City. Conceded by Sam Cosgrove.

29'

Attempt blocked. Awer Mabil (Melbourne City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kavian Rahmani.

28'

Foul by Quinn MacNicol (Melbourne City).

28'

Jake Brimmer (Auckland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

25'

Liam Bonetig (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

25'

Foul by Sam Cosgrove (Auckland).

23'

Offside, Melbourne City. Andrew Nabbout is caught offside.

21'

Corner to Melbourne City. Conceded by Logan Rogerson.

21'

Medin Memeti (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

21'

Foul by Francis de Vries (Auckland).

20'

ChanceAttempt missed. Quinn MacNicol (Melbourne City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.

20'

Attempt blocked. Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kavian Rahmani with a headed pass.

18'

Corner to Auckland. Conceded by Macklin Freke.

17'

Corner to Auckland. Conceded by Nathaniel Atkinson.

16'

ChanceAttempt missed. Jake Brimmer (Auckland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Hiroki Sakai with a cross.

14'

ChanceAttempt missed. Medin Memeti (Melbourne City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kavian Rahmani with a cross.

12'

ChanceAttempt missed. Quinn MacNicol (Melbourne City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Andrew Nabbout.

12'

Kavian Rahmani (Melbourne City) wins a free kick on the right wing.

12'

Foul by Luis Felipe Gallegos (Auckland).

11'

Nathaniel Atkinson (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

11'

Foul by Sam Cosgrove (Auckland).

Foul by Quinn MacNicol (Melbourne City).

Logan Rogerson (Auckland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Corner to Melbourne City. Conceded by Hiroki Sakai.

Offside, Melbourne City. Andrew Nabbout is caught offside.

Offside, Auckland. Sam Cosgrove is caught offside.

First Half begins.

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Porteros

Jugador	Min	G	A	Sv	GA	Cl	Pun	Pass	Score
1Michael Woud	90'	0	0	4	1	0	0	23/33 70%	7.1

Defensas

Jugador	Min	A	Clr	Tkl	Int	Duel	Aer	Pass	Score
15Francis de Vries	90'	1	5	0	0	5	3	21/30 70%	7.5
2Hiroki SakaiC	90'	0	9	2	0	4	2	25/34 74%	7.0
4Nando Pijnaker	90'	0	8	1	1	7	5	30/42 71%	7.0
25Luka Vicelich	90'	0	10	0	0	2	1	27/33 82%	6.4
17Callan ElliotS	1'	0	1	0	0	0	0	1/2 50%	5.8

Mediocampistas

Jugador	Min	G	KP	Drb	Duel	Rec	Tkl	Pass	Score
10Lachlan Bayliss	80'	2	2	1	3	4	1	18/25 72%	9.1
77Lachlan Brook	88'	1	0	0	2	2	1	13/18 72%	7.9
22Jake Brimmer	88'	0	0	0	6	3	3	24/30 80%	6.6
8Luis Felipe Gallegos	90'	0	0	0	3	3	1	19/27 70%	6.0
27Logan Rogerson	90'	0	0	2	5	7	1	16/19 84%	5.7
57Van FitzharrisS	10'	0	0	1	1	1	0	4/6 67%	6.3
21Isa PrinsS	2'	0	0	0	2	0	0	1/2 50%	6.2
16Daniel NormannS	2'	0	0	0	1	1	1	1/2 50%	6.2

Delanteros

Jugador	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Drb	Duel	Pass	Score
9Sam Cosgrove	89'	0	0	1	0	3	0	12	7/21 33%	6.6

Porteros

Jugador	Min	G	A	Sv	GA	Cl	Pun	Pass	Score
1Macklin Freke	90'	0	0	1	3	0	1	18/23 78%	5.2

Defensas

Jugador	Min	Clr	Tkl	Int	Duel	Aer	Pass	Score
2Harrison Delbridge	90'	1	0	4	2	2	69/72 96%	6.6
4Liam Bonetig	90'	7	0	0	5	4	53/58 91%	6.4
13Nathaniel Atkinson	90'	11	2	2	5	0	27/42 64%	6.0
16Aziz BehichC	90'	1	1	1	4	0	51/64 80%	6.0

Mediocampistas

Jugador	Min	G	A	KP	Drb	Duel	Rec	Tkl	Pass	Score
24Kavian Rahmani	90'	0	1	4	1	5	2	2	27/34 79%	8.5
19Quinn MacNicol	75'	1	0	2	0	2	3	0	10/15 67%	7.8
11Awer Mabil	90'	0	0	3	0	3	4	0	28/40 70%	6.8
23Medin Memeti	90'	0	0	0	2	7	1	1	20/27 74%	6.5
14Besian Kutleshi	75'	0	0	0	0	3	4	1	22/33 67%	6.0
41Lawrence WongS	15'	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	7/7 100%	6.2

Delanteros

Jugador	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Drb	Duel	Pass	Score
15Andrew Nabbout	67'	3	2	2	1	4	8/16 50%	6.7
9Max CaputoS	23'	0	0	0	0	2	3/3 100%	6.2
7Mathew LeckieS	15'	0	0	0	0	0	13/15 87%	5.9

Abreviaturas

Min Minutes playedG GoalsA AssistsSv SavesGA Goals concededCl High claimsPun Punched clearPass Passes completed / attemptedScore Our rating (1-10)Clr ClearancesTkl Tackles wonInt InterceptionsDuel Duels wonAer Aerial duels wonKP Key passesDrb Dribbles completedRec RecoveriesSh ShotsSoT Shots on target

AKLMCY

1 Woud 2 Sakai 25 Vicelich 4 Pijnaker 15 Vries 8 Gallegos

27 Rogerson

1 Freke 16 Behich 2 Delbridge 13 Atkinson 4 Bonetig 11 Mabil

24 Rahmani

23 Memeti

Auckland

Pedro MoreiraHead coach

Michael Woud1 · POR

Hiroki Sakai2 · DEF

Luka Vicelich25 · DEF

Nando Pijnaker4 · DEF

Francis de Vries15 · DEF

Luis Felipe Gallegos8 · MED

Lachlan Bayliss10 · MED80'

Lachlan Brook77 · MED88'

Logan Rogerson27 · MED

Jake Brimmer22 · MED88'

Sam Cosgrove9 · DEL90'

Substitutes

Van Fitzharris57 · SUB80'

Isa Prins21 · SUB88'

Daniel Normann16 · SUB88'

Callan Elliot17 · SUB90'

Ronan Wynne23 · SUB

Jonty Bidois35 · SUB

Joseph Knowles30 · SUB

Melbourne City

Aurelio VidmarHead coach

Macklin Freke1 · POR

Aziz Behich16 · DEF

Harrison Delbridge2 · DEF

Nathaniel Atkinson13 · DEF

Liam Bonetig4 · DEF

Awer Mabil11 · MED

Besian Kutleshi14 · MED75'

Kavian Rahmani24 · MED

Quinn MacNicol19 · MED75'

Medin Memeti23 · MED

Andrew Nabbout15 · DEL67'

Substitutes

Max Caputo9 · SUB67'

Mathew Leckie7 · SUB75'

Lawrence Wong41 · SUB75'

Roland Ballah39 · SUB

Peter Antoniou22 · SUB

James Nieuwenhuizen40 · SUB

Takeshi Kanamori77 · SUB

Win chance

45%Auckland

AKL 45%Draw 32%MCY 23%

Chance derived from season trends. Not a prediction and not betting odds.

Player of the match

Lachlan Bayliss

Auckland · MF

9.1

Min80'Goals2Passes72%

Best performers

Stadium

Go Media Stadium

Auckland, New Zealand

Capacidad 30,000

Referee

Tim Danaskos

VAR: Alex King

Table

#		MP	Pts
1	Auckland	1	3
2	Central Coast Mariners	1	3
3	Macarthur	1	3
4	Sydney	1	1
5	Western Sydney Wanderers	1	1
6	Adelaide United	0	0
7	Brisbane Roar	0	0
8	Melbourne Victory	0	0
9	Wellington Phoenix	0	0
10	Perth Glory	1	0
11	Newcastle Jets	1	0
12	Melbourne City	1	0