18 Jan 2025

A-League as it happened: Auckland FC v Melbourne City

7:00 pm on 18 January 2025
Auckland FC's Guillermo Bartesaghi. A-League Men, Round 15, Auckland FC v Melbourne City FC, Go Media Stadium, Auckland, Saturday 18 January 2025. Copyright Photo: Shane Wenzlick / www.photosport.nz

Auckland FC's Guillermo Bartesaghi during the Auckland FC v Melbourne City FC match at Go Media Stadium, Auckland, Saturday 18 January. Photo: Shane Wenzlick / www.photosport.nz

Auckland FC have swung back to the winners' circle defeating Melbourne City 3-0 at Go Media Mount Smart Stadium.

With only one win in their last five games, Auckland FC had slipped to fourth on the A-League ladder.

Captain Hiroki Sakai is out for today's match against new league leaders Melbourne City, kick-off is at 5pm NZT.

Catch up with what happened with RNZ's live blog:

Squad lists

Auckland FC: Michael Woud, Nando Pijnaker, Tommy Smith, Louis Verstraete, Cam Howieson, Luis Toomey, Max Mata, Guillermo May, Alex Paulsen, Liam Gillion, Francis De Vries, Callan Elliot, Finn McKenlay, Jesse Randall, Jake Brimmer, Neyder Moreno, Logan Rogerson, Luis Felipe Gallegos, Jonty Bidois, Codey Phoenix

Melbourne City: Jamie Young, Callum Talbot, Steven Ugarkovic, Mathew Leckie, Nathaniel Atkinson, Aziz Behich, Zane Schreiber, Arion Sulemani, Germán Ferreyra, Samuel Souprayen, Kai Trewin, Patrick Beach, Medin Memeti, Harry Politidis, Emin Durakovic, Lawrence Wong, Ben Dunbar, Ben Mazzeo, Kavian Rahmani, Mikey Ghosssaini

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