Sydney FC vs AFC 2025-26 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 34': Felipe Gallegos (Auckland FC) Yellow Card at 34'
- 45': Logan Rogerson (Auckland FC) Substitution at 45'
- 53': Guillermo May (Auckland FC) Substitution at 53'
- 54': Cameron Howieson (Auckland FC) Substitution at 54'
- 59': Sam Cosgrove (Auckland FC) Yellow Card at 59'
- 63': Nando Pijnaker (Auckland FC) Substitution at 63'
- 73': Corey Hollman (Sydney FC) Substitution at 73'
- 77': Piero Quispe (Sydney FC) Substitution at 77'
- 77': Al Hassan Toure (Sydney FC) Substitution at 77'
- 84': Alexandar Popovic (Sydney FC) Goal at 84'
- 89': Callan Elliot (Auckland FC) Substitution at 89'
- 90'+1': Piero Quispe (Sydney FC) Yellow Card at 91'
- 90'+1': Jordan Courtney-Perkins (Sydney FC) Substitution at 91'
- 90'+5': Alex Grant (Sydney FC) Own Goal at 95'
Game Information
Venue: Leichhardt Oval
Location: Sydney, Australia
Australian A-League Men Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +11 | Newcastle Jets | 17 | 33 | 6 |
| +6 | Auckland FC | 17 | 29 | 4 |
| +6 | Sydney FC | 17 | 26 | 7 |
| +1 | Adelaide United | 17 | 26 | 7 |
Statistics
 AFC |
SYD |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 5 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 7 | Saves | 5 |
| 44.3 | Possession | 55.7 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 20 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Passes | 0 |
| 0 | Passes | 0 |
| 0.0 | Pass Completion % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 0 | Crosses | 0 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Long Balls | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Long Balls | 0 |
| 0.0 | Long Balls % | 0.0 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 0 | Effective Tackles | 0 |
| 0 | Tackles | 0 |
| 0.0 | Tackle % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
| 0 | Clearances | 0 |
Sydney FC (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Harrison Devenish-Meares (GK) |
| 5 | Alex Grant |
| 41 | Alexandar Popovic |
| 24 | Paul Okon |
| 17 | Ben Garuccio |
| 23 | Rhyan Grant |
| 70 | Ahmet Arslan |
| 20 | Tiago Quintal |
| 9 | Víctor Campuzano |
| 10 | Joe Lolley |
| 80 | Apostolos Stamatelopoulos |
Auckland FC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Woud (GK) |
| 3 | Jake Girdwood-Reich |
| 23 | Daniel Hall |
| 15 | Francis DeVries |
| 2 | Hiroki Sakai |
| 77 | Lachlan Brook |
| 8 | Felipe Gallegos  |
| 6 | Louis Verstraete |
| 9 | Sam Cosgrove |
| 21 | Jesse Randall |
| 11 | Marlee Francois |
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