The Auckland FC Black Knights are flying, currently top of the A-League and defying even the most optimistic predictions for their debut season so far.
Today they face the struggling Newcastle Jets, sitting down in 11th, so yet another win will be on the minds of the Auckland fans streaming into Mt Smart Stadium.
Squad lists
Auckland FC: Michael Woud, Hiroki Sakai, Scott Galloway, Nando Pijnaker, Tommy Smith, Louis Verstraete, Cameron Howieson, Luis Toomey, Guillermo May, Alex Paulsen, Liam Gillion, Francis De Vries, Callan Elliot, Finn McKenlay, Jake Brimmer, Dan Hall, Neyder Moreno, Logan Rogerson, Felipe Gallegos
Newcastle Jets: Ryan Scott, Phillip Čančar, Matthew Scarcella, Eli Adams, Wellissol, Clayton Taylor, Dane Ingham, Aleksandar Šušnjar, Kosta Grozos, Callum Timmins, Noah James, Ben Gibson, Daniel Wilmering, Alex Nunes, Nathan Grimaldi, Will Dobson, Justin Vidić, Mark Natta, Lachlan Bayliss, Thomas Aquilina