Adelaide United vs Auckland FC, 2025-26 Australian A-League Men, Semifinals
· 2nd Leg - Auckland FC advance 4-1 on aggregate0 - 3
2nd Leg - Auckland FC advance 4-1 on aggregate
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Match Commentary
- 4': Hiroki Sakai (Auckland FC) Yellow Card at 4'
- 24': Luka Jovanovic (Adelaide United) Substitution at 24'
- 44': Jake Girdwood-Reich (Auckland FC) Goal at 44'
- 58': Sam Cosgrove (Auckland FC) Penalty - Scored at 58'
- 64': Louis Verstraete (Auckland FC) Yellow Card at 64'
- 70': Juan Muñiz (Adelaide United) Substitution at 70'
- 70': Craig Goodwin (Adelaide United) Substitution at 70'
- 76': Logan Rogerson (Auckland FC) Substitution at 76'
- 76': Francis DeVries (Auckland FC) Substitution at 76'
- 80': Harry Crawford (Adelaide United) Substitution at 80'
- 84': William Gillion (Auckland FC) Substitution at 84'
- 86': Logan Rogerson (Auckland FC) Goal at 86'
- 90': Van Fitzharris (Auckland FC) Substitution at 90'
- 90': Luka Vicelich (Auckland FC) Substitution at 90'
- 90'+4': Ethan Alagich (Adelaide United) Yellow Card at 94'
Statistics
 AFC |
ADE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 4 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 1 | Saves | 2 |
| 38.3 | Possession | 61.7 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 2 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Passes | 0 |
| 0 | Passes | 0 |
| 0.0 | Pass Completion % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 0 | Crosses | 0 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Long Balls | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Long Balls | 0 |
| 0.0 | Long Balls % | 0.0 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 10 |
| 0 | Effective Tackles | 0 |
| 0 | Tackles | 0 |
| 0.0 | Tackle % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
| 0 | Clearances | 0 |
Game Information
Venue: Hindmarsh Stadium
Location: Adelaide, Australia
Attendance: 14,716
Line-Ups
Adelaide United (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 22 | Joshua Smits (GK) |
| 4 | Panagiotis Kikianis |
| 3 | Bart Vriends |
| 7 | Ryan Kitto |
| 14 | Jay Barnett |
| 87 | Anselmo |
| 55 | Ethan Alagich  |
| 44 | Ryan White |
| 35 | Brody Burkitt |
| 19 | Yaya Dukuly |
| 12 | Jonny Yull |
Auckland FC (5-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Woud (GK) |
| 23 | Daniel Hall |
| 4 | Nando Pijnaker |
| 3 | Jake Girdwood-Reich |
| 17 | Callan Elliot |
| 2 | Hiroki Sakai |
| 7 | Cameron Howieson |
| 6 | Louis Verstraete |
| 21 | Jesse Randall |
| 77 | Lachlan Brook |
| 9 | Sam Cosgrove |
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