Melbourne City vs Auckland

A-League Men 15 Dec 2024, 06:00
Melbourne City
Melbourne City
2–2
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Auckland
Auckland
🏟 AAMI Park (Melbourne) 👤 B. Abraham Round 8

Match report

Melbourne City shared 4 goals in a thrilling draw with Auckland in the A-League Men on 15 December 2024. It was 1-0 at half-time, with 3 more goals in the second half.

Auckland had 11 shots to Melbourne City's 9.

The match was played at AAMI Park (Melbourne), with B. Abraham in charge.

Half-time 1-0 Possession 54% - 46% Shots 9 - 11 On target 4 - 3 Corners 3 - 3 Fouls 15 - 9 Yellow cards 3
8
Player of the match
Guillermo May
Auckland · 1 goal
8 Francis De Vries 1 assist
7 Medin Memeti 1 goal
7 Neyder Moreno 1 goal
7 Nathaniel Atkinson captained the side
First half vs second half
Auckland came out stronger after half-time, with 8 second-half shots against 3 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 6–3 3–8
Shots On Goal 3–1 1–2
Ball Possession 61–39 —
Corners 2–0 1–3
Attacks 66–40 52–41
Match statistics
3 Corners 3
4 Substitution 5
118 Attacks 81
38 Dangerous Attacks 43
7 On Target 4
6 Off Target 8
9 Shots Total 11
4 Shots On Goal 3
3 Shots Off Goal 6
2 Shots Blocked 2
4 Shots Inside Box 5
5 Shots Outside Box 6
15 Fouls 9
3 Corners 3
2 Offsides 2
54% Ball Possession 46%
1 Yellow Cards 2
1 Saves 3
440 Passes Total 369
350 Passes Accurate 287
Line-ups 4-4-2  vs  4-4-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Melbourne City · 4-4-2
33 P. Beach
13 N. Atkinson 27 K. Trewin 26 S. Souprayen 16 A. Behich
10 Y. Cohen 6 S. Ugarković 8 J. Jeggo 38 H. Politidis
35 M. Memeti 30 A. Kuen
Auckland · 4-4-2
12 A. Paulsen
17 C. Elliot 2 H. Sakai 4 N. Pijnaker 15 F. Vries
27 L. Rogerson 18 F. McKenlay 28 F. Gallegos 14 L. Gillion
10 G. May 22 J. Brimmer
Melbourne City
Coach
A. Vidmar
Substitutes
  • 19 Zane Schreiber
  • 46 Benjamin Mazzeo
  • 2 Callum Talbot
  • 20 Arion Sulemani
  • 1 Jamie Young
  • 22 Germán Ferreyra
  • 47 Kavian Rahmani
Auckland
Coach
S. Corica
Substitutes
  • 25 Neyder Moreno
  • 3 Scott Galloway
  • 8 Luis Toomey
  • 9 Max Mata
  • 5 Tommy Smith
  • 1 Michael Woud
  • 16 Adama Coulibaly
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ N. Moreno ↓ F. McKenlay Auckland
  • 67' ↑ B. Mazzeo ↓ H. Politidis Melbourne City
  • 67' ↑ Z. Schreiber ↓ J. Jeggo Melbourne City
  • 83' ↑ A. Sulemani ↓ M. Memeti Melbourne City
  • 83' ↑ C. Talbot ↓ Y. Cohen Melbourne City
  • 84' ↑ L. Toomey ↓ L. Rogerson Auckland
  • 84' ↑ M. Mata ↓ L. Gillion Auckland
  • 84' ↑ S. Galloway ↓ F. de Vries Auckland
  • 90+1' ↑ T. Smith ↓ C. Elliot Auckland
Cards
  • 13' F. Mckenlay Auckland
  • 59' C. Elliot Auckland
  • 90+3' Z. Schreiber Melbourne City
Head-to-head
Melbourne City 1 1 draws 2 Auckland
2026-02-28 Auckland FC vs Melbourne City 3 - 0
2026-01-16 Melbourne City vs Auckland FC 2 - 1
2025-01-18 Auckland vs Melbourne City 3 - 0
2024-12-15 Melbourne City vs Auckland 2 - 2
Recent form
Melbourne City D D W W D
Auckland D D W W D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Melbourne City vs Auckland?
Melbourne City drew 2-2 against Auckland on 15 December 2024.
Who won Melbourne City vs Auckland?
Neither — the match finished 2-2.
Where was Melbourne City vs Auckland played?
The match was played at AAMI Park (Melbourne).
Who had more possession in Melbourne City vs Auckland?
Melbourne City had 54% of possession, compared to 46% for the other side.