Australian A-League Men

Auckland FC vs Sydney FC, 2025-26 Australian A-League Men, Grand Final

· Australian A-League Men
Auckland FC
  • 60': Cameron Howieson
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1 - 0
Sydney FC

    Auckland down Sky Blues to claim ALM championship

    Auckland FC have claimed a historic A-League Men championship title with a 1-0 grand final win over Sydney FC.

    Match Commentary

    • 31': Nando Pijnaker (Auckland FC) Yellow Card at 31'
    • 53': Louis Verstraete (Auckland FC) Yellow Card at 53'
    • 56': Daniel Hall (Auckland FC) Yellow Card at 56'
    • 56': Sam Cosgrove (Auckland FC) Yellow Card at 56'
    • 58': Callan Elliot (Auckland FC) Yellow Card at 58'
    • 60': Cameron Howieson (Auckland FC) Goal at 60'
    • 64': Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) Substitution at 64'
    • 71': Víctor Campuzano (Sydney FC) Substitution at 71'
    • 72': Rhys Youlley (Sydney FC) Substitution at 72'
    • 72': Logan Rogerson (Auckland FC) Substitution at 72'
    • 72': Francis DeVries (Auckland FC) Substitution at 72'
    • 76': Víctor Campuzano (Sydney FC) Yellow Card at 76'
    • 84': Patrick Wood (Sydney FC) Substitution at 84'
    • 84': Ahmet Arslan (Sydney FC) Substitution at 84'
    • 90': William Gillion (Auckland FC) Substitution at 90'

    Statistics

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    8 Fouls 12
    1 Yellow Cards 5
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 0
    2 Corner Kicks 4
    1 Saves 2
    61.7 Possession 38.3
    5 SHOTS 8
    2 ON GOAL 2
    0.4 On Target % 0.3
    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
    0 Blocked Shots 2
    0 Effective Tackles 0
    0 Tackles 0
    0.0 Tackle % 0.0
    0 Interceptions 0
    0 Effective Clearances 0
    0 Clearances 0

    Game Information

    Competition: Australian A-League Men

    Venue: Go Media Stadium
    Location: Auckland, New Zealand
    Attendance: 28,374

    Line-Ups

    AFC Auckland FC (5-3-2)

    No. Name
    1 Michael Woud (GK)
    23 Daniel Hall Yellow Card
    4 Nando Pijnaker Yellow Card
    3 Jake Girdwood-Reich
    17 Callan Elliot Yellow Card
    2 Hiroki Sakai
    6 Louis Verstraete Yellow Card
    21 Jesse Randall
    7 Cameron Howieson
    9 Sam Cosgrove Yellow Card
    77 Lachlan Brook
    Auckland FC Substitutes:
    Van Fitzharris, Felipe Gallegos, Luka Vicelich, William Gillion, James Hilton, Francis de Vries, Logan Rogerson.

    SYD Sydney FC (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    12 Harrison Devenish-Meares (GK)
    4 Jordan Courtney-Perkins
    41 Alexandar Popovic
    17 Ben Garuccio
    23 Rhyan Grant
    20 Tiago Quintal
    24 Paul Okon-Engstler
    8 Wataru Kamijo
    80 Apostolos Stamatelopoulos
    7 Piero Quispe
    44 Akol Akon
    Sydney FC Substitutes:
    Gus Hoefsloot, Patrick Wood, Víctor Campuzano, Rhys Youlley, Joe Lolley, Joel King, Ahmet Arslan.

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