Auckland
3 - 0
Melbourne City
6-1
W
0-2
W
0-1
W
2-2
D
3-0
W
2-2
D
1-0
W
1-0
L
1-0
L
3-0
L
Half time: 3 - 0
Elapsed: FT
Kick off: 04:00 UTC
Date: Sat 18-Jan-25
Wheater: light snow
 |  |  | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Melbourne City | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Auckland 4-2-2-2Melbourne City 4-2-3-1A. Paulsen12C. Elliot17T. Smith5N. Pijnaker4F. De Vries15L. Verstraete
6L. Gallegos Leiva28L. Rogerson27J. Randall21M. Mata9G. May Bartesaghi10P. Beach33C. Talbot2K. Trewin27S. Souprayen26A. Behich16N. Atkinson13S. Ugarković6Z. Schreiber19H. Politidis38M. Memeti35B. Mazzeo46 | 12' | Max Mata | ||
| 33' | 1-0 Guillermo May Assist: Logan Rogerson | ||
| 40' | 2-0 Nando Pijnaker | ||
| 45+3' | 3-0 Max Mata | ||
| 51' | Jesse Randall | ||
 | 58' | Liam Gillion out: Jesse Randall | ||
| 58' | Neyder Moreno out: Max Mata | ||
| out: H. Politidis K. Rahmani | 62' | | ||
| out: Z. Schreiber L. Wong | 62' | | ||
| out: M. Memeti M. Ghossaini | 62' | | ||
| 74' | Cameron Howieson out: Felipe Gallegos | ||
| 74' | Luis Toomey out: Louis Verstraete | ||
| out: C. Talbot M. Leckie | 76' | | ||
| 78' | Cameron Howieson | ||
| out: N. Atkinson G. Ferreyra | 82' | | ||
| 83' | Marlee Francois out: Guillermo May | ||
Lineups
Auckland
 | 12A. Paulsen Goalkeeper |
 | 17C. Elliot Dedender |
 | 5T. Smith Dedender |
 | 4N. Pijnaker40' Dedender |
 | 15F. De Vries Dedender |
 | 6L. Verstraete74' Midfielder |
 | 28L. Gallegos Leiva74' Midfielder |
 | 27L. Rogerson Midfielder |
 | 21J. Randall51'58' Midfielder |
 | 9M. Mata12'45'+358' Forward |
 | 10G. May Bartesaghi33'83' Forward |
Melbourne City
 | 33P. Beach Goalkeeper |
 | 2C. Talbot76' Dedender |
 | 27K. Trewin Dedender |
 | 26S. Souprayen Dedender |
 | 16A. Behich Dedender |
 | 13N. Atkinson82' Midfielder |
 | 6S. Ugarković Midfielder |
| 19Z. Schreiber62' Midfielder |
 | 38H. Politidis62' Midfielder |
| 35M. Memeti62' Forward |
 | 46B. Mazzeo Midfielder |
Substitutes
Auckland
 | 1M. Woud Goalkeeper |
 | 34C. Phoenix Dedender |
 | 8L. Toomey74' Midfielder |
 | 7C. Howieson74'78' Midfielder |
 | 25N. Moreno Betancur58' Midfielder |
 | 14W. Gillion58' Forward |
| 11M. Francois83' Forward |
Melbourne City
 | 1J. Young Goalkeeper |
 | 41L. Wong62' Midfielder |
| 22G. Ferreyra82' Dedender |
 | 7M. Leckie76' Forward |
 | 20A. Sulemani Forward |
| 47K. Rahmani62' Midfielder |
 | 50M. Ghossaini62' Forward |
Sidelined / Injured
Auckland
| P | Player | Reason | Apps | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | D. Hall | Broken Ankle | 6 | ||
| D | H. Sakai | Head Injury | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| M | C. Howieson | Calf Injury | 9 |
Melbourne City
| P | Player | Reason | Apps | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | M. Leckie | Hamstring | 5 | ||
| A | M. Tilio | Hamstring | 5 | 1 | |
| A | M. Caputo | Leg Injury | 1 | ||
| M | A. Lopane | Knee Injury | |||
| M | J. Jeggo | Achilles Strain | 4 | ||
| A | A. Nabbout | ACL Knee Injury | 3 | 2 | |
| D | J. Necovski | ACL Knee Injury | |||
| M | A. Kuen | Hamstring | 8 | 2 | 5 |
| A | Y. Cohen | MCL Knee Injury | 9 | 4 | 1 |