Auckland FC vs Perth Glory, 2025-26 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men

Auckland FC

7': Sam Cosgrove
61': Matthew Sutton (OG)

FT
2 - 2

Perth Glory

39': Brian Kaltack
57': Stefan Colakovski

About

Auckland FC are hosting Perth Glory at Go Media Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Men.

Match Commentary

7': Sam Cosgrove (Auckland FC) Goal at 7'
28': William Freney (Perth Glory) Yellow Card at 28'
39': Brian Kaltack (Perth Glory) Goal at 39'
57': Stefan Colakovski (Perth Glory) Goal at 57'
58': Stefan Colakovski (Perth Glory) Yellow Card at 58'
61': Matthew Sutton (Perth Glory) Own Goal at 61'
65': Jake Brimmer (Auckland FC) Substitution at 65'
65': Louis Verstraete (Auckland FC) Substitution at 65'
65': Lachlan Brook (Auckland FC) Substitution at 65'
67': Trent Ostler (Perth Glory) Substitution at 67'
67': Adam Taggart (Perth Glory) Substitution at 67'
83': Joshua Risdon (Perth Glory) Substitution at 83'
90': Anthony Didulica (Perth Glory) Substitution at 90'
90': Andriano Lebib (Perth Glory) Substitution at 90'
90'+4': Jonty Bidois (Auckland FC) Substitution at 94'

Statistics

PER		AFC
9	Fouls	9
2	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
2	Corner Kicks	6
5	Saves	0
36.1	Possession	63.9
5	SHOTS	17
3	ON GOAL	6
0.6	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
0	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

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: Go Media Stadium
Location: Auckland, New Zealand
Attendance: 12,777

A-League Men Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Auckland FC	1	+2	3
2	Wellington Phoenix FC	1	+1	3
3	Macarthur FC	1	+1	3
4	Newcastle Jets	1	0	1

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Auckland FC (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Michael Woud (GK)
3	Jake Girdwood-Reich
23	Daniel Hall
15	Francis de Vries
17	Callan Elliot
8	Felipe Gallegos
7	Cameron Howieson
21	Jesse Randall
27	Logan Rogerson
10	Guillermo May
9	Sam Cosgrove

Auckland FC Substitutes:

James Hilton, Louis Verstraete, Jonty Bidois, Jake Brimmer, Luka Vicelich, Lachlan Brook, William Gillion.

Perth Glory (4-2-2-2)

No.	Name
29	Matthew Sutton (GK)
4	Scott Wootton
45	Brian Kaltack
3	Sam Sutton
2	Charbel Shamoon
27	William Freney
8	Callum Timmins
67	Stefan Colakovski
9	Jaiden Kucharski
7	Nicholas Pennington
18	Luca Tevere

Perth Glory Substitutes:

Joshua Risdon, Adam Taggart, Ryan Warner, Anthony Didulica, Andriano Lebib, Trent Ostler, Gabriel Popovic.

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