Auckland 0-2 Melbourne Victory — A-League, 24 May 2025
Melbourne Victory beat Auckland 2-0 in the A-League Semi-finals on 24 May 2025 at Go Media Stadium, Auckland. Z. Machach, B. Fornaroli got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 3 meetings, Auckland have won 2 and Melbourne Victory 0, 1 draw.
· kickoff·Go Media Stadium · Auckland·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 20'Foul
- 41'Foul
- 44'Argument
- Half-time0-0
- 46'Foul
- 46'
- 0-155'assist: J. Valadon
- 58'
- 58'
- 0-260'assist: J. Valadon
- 62'
- 65'Argument
- 66'
- 74'
- 74'
- 79'Foul
- 83'
- 83'
- 90+5'
- Full-time0-2
Player ratings
8.5
Top rated
Auckland
- 7.5Louis VerstraeteM
- 7.2Daniel HallD
- 7.2Callan ElliotD
- 7.0Guillermo MayF
- 7.0Nando PijnakerD
- 7.0Francis de VriesD
- 6.9Neyder MorenoM
- 6.9Hiroki SakaiD
- 6.5Marlee FrancoisM
- 6.5Logan RogersonM
- 6.5Felipe GallegosM
- 6.5Liam GillionF
- 6.3Cameron HowiesonM
- 6.3Jesse RandallF
- 6.3Jake BrimmerM
- 6.2Alexander PaulsenG
Melbourne Victory
- 8.5Joshua RawlinsD
- 7.7Ryan TeagueM
- 7.7Jordi ValadonM
- 7.3Zinédine MachachM
- 7.3Roderick MirandaD
- 7.2ClarismarioD
- 7.0Jackson LachlanD
- 6.9Bruno FornaroliF
- 6.9Nikolaos VergosF
- 6.7Jack DuncanG
- 6.7Jing LualF
- 6.6Joshua InserraD
- 6.6Nishan VelupillayM
- 6.2Reno PiscopoF
- 6.2Daniel ArzaniM
Line-ups
Melbourne Victory4-2-3-1
Auckland4-4-2
Substitutes
AucklandS. Corica
Substitutes
- 22J. Brimmer58'M6.3
- 17Callan Elliot74'D7.2
- 25Neyder Moreno58'M6.9
- 1Michael WoudG
- 7Cameron Howieson74'M6.3
- 5Thomas SmithD
- 14L. Gillion62'F6.5
Melbourne VictoryA. Diles
Substitutes
- 9Nikolaos Vergos83'F6.9
- 27R. Piscopo83'F6.2
- 19J. Reec66'F6.7
- 23A. Badolato90+5'F
- 16J. Inserra46'D6.6
- 30D. GraskoskiG
- 38L. DidulicaD
Team statistics
55%Possession45%
11Total shots12
3Shots on target2
5Shots off target4
3Blocked shots6
7Corners3
0Offsides3
11Fouls11
3Yellow cards3
0Goalkeeper saves1
360Total passes303
247Accurate passes204
69%Pass accuracy67%
Auckland
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louis Verstraete | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7.5 |
| Daniel Hall | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 4 | – | 7.2 |
| Callan Elliot | 16 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Guillermo May | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7.0 |
| Nando Pijnaker | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | 7.0 |
| Francis de Vries | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 7.0 |
| Neyder Moreno | 32 | – | 0 | 2 | – | – | 2 | 6.9 |
| Hiroki Sakai | 74 | – | 0 | – | – | 6 | – | 6.9 |
| Marlee Francois | 58 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6.5 |
| Logan Rogerson | 74 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.5 |
| Felipe Gallegos | 58 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Liam Gillion | 28 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Cameron Howieson | 16 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Jesse Randall | 62 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.3 |
| Jake Brimmer | 32 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Alexander Paulsen | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
Melbourne Victory
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua Rawlins | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 7 | – | 8.5 |
| Ryan Teague | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7.7 |
| Jordi Valadon | 90 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7.7 |
| Zinédine Machach | 89 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7.3 |
| Roderick Miranda | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.3 |
| Clarismario | 66 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | – | 7.2 |
| Jackson Lachlan | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 7.0 |
| Bruno Fornaroli | 83 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Nikolaos Vergos | 17 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Jack Duncan | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Jing Lual | 24 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Joshua Inserra | 45 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Nishan Velupillay | 45 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | 6.6 |
| Reno Piscopo | 17 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Daniel Arzani | 83 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.2 |
Recent Form
AucklandWLWWD
- W17 May 25AMelbourne Victory1-0
- L03 May 25AWestern United2-4
- W27 Apr 25HPerth Glory1-0
- W19 Apr 25AMelbourne Victory2-0
- D12 Apr 25ASydney2-2
Melbourne VictoryLWDWL
- L17 May 25HAuckland0-1
- W10 May 25AWestern Sydney Wanderers2-1
- D04 May 25HNewcastle Jets1-1
- W25 Apr 25AMacarthur2-1
- L19 Apr 25HAuckland0-2
Head-to-head
- 17 May 25Melbourne Victory0-1Auckland
- 19 Apr 25Melbourne Victory0-2Auckland
- 01 Jan 25Auckland0-0Melbourne Victory
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