New A-League club Auckland FC have won their latest pre-season friendly, beating Western United 2-1 in Melbourne.
The Aucklanders fell behind midway through the first half at Ironbark Fields, and went into half-time trailing their A-League rivals.
Two goals in a four-minute burst put the New Zealand side in front, with Jonty Bidois scoring the equaliser and All White Logan Rogerson giving his side the lead in the 72nd minute.
Rogerson leads the pre-season scoring with Liam Gillion, both having found the net three times.
Main photo: Logan Rogerson … has scored three goals in pre-season. Photo: Phototek.
Watch the match replay
Western United streamed the match via their YouTube channel.
You can watch the full replay here:
Results
Here are the results from Auckland FC’s pre-season campaign:
Game played on Wednesday September 26, 2024
Western United 1 (Oli Lavale 23′)
Auckland FC 2 (Jonty Bidois 68′, Logan Rogerson 72′)
Game played on Saturday September 21, 2024
Melbourne City 3 (Andrew Nabbout, Medin Memeti, Callum Talbot)
Auckland FC 1 (Liam Gillion)
*Played behind closed doors
Game played on Wednesday August 21, 2024
Central Coast Mariners 2 (Miguel Di Pizio, Mikael Doka)
Auckland FC 2 (Logan Rogerson 44′, Liam Gillion 83′)
Game played on Saturday August 17, 2024
Western Sydney Wanderers 4 (Nicolas Milanovic, Brandon Borello, Zac Sapsford 2)
Auckland FC 2 (Liam Gillion, Max Mata)
Game played on Tuesday August 13, 2024
Newcastle Jets 2 (scorers not advised)
Auckland FC 2 (Logan Rogerson 1′. own goal)
Game played on Wednesday August 7, 2024
East Coast Bays 0
Auckland FC 1 (Luis Toomey 39′)
Game played on Wednesday July 31, 2024
Auckland United 2 (scorers not advised)
Auckland FC 2 (Max Mata 27′, Luis Toomey 80′)
This story was first published on September 26, 2024.
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