The time is almost upon us for the Auckland FC vs Melbourne City A-League clash which is scheduled to start shortly, and the players are now available.
First off, the starting XI for Auckland FC which has been confirmed as follows:
Auckland FC
Alex Paulsen #1
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.93m
Weight: 80kg
Age: 22
Francis de Vries
Defender
Height: 1.88m
Weight: 80kg
Age: 30
Tommy Smith
Defender
Height: 1.87m
Weight: 82kg
Age: 34
Place of birth: Macclesfield, England
Nando Pijnaker
Defender
Height: 1.92m
Weight: 88kg
Age: 25
Place of birth: Brummen, Netherlands
Callan Elliot
Midfielder
Height: 1.79m
Weight: 70kg
Age: 25
Louis Verstraete #33
Midfielder
Height: 1.83m
Weight: 79kg
Age: 25
Nationality: Belgium
Place of birth: Belgium
Felipe Gallegos #28
Midfielder
Height: 1.73m
Weight: 74kg
Age: 33
Nationality: Chile
Place of birth: Atacama, Chile
Jesse Randall #11
Forward
Height: 1.76m
Weight: 69kg
Age: 22
Logan Rogerson
Forward
Height: 1.82m
Weight: 70kg
Age: 26
Max Mata #9
Forward
Height: 1.86m
Weight: 82kg
Age: 24
Guillermo May #10
Forward
Height: 1.81m
Weight: 76kg
Age: 26
Nationality: Uruguay
Place of birth: Montevideo, Uruguay
The starting line-up for Melbourne City has also been confirmed as:
Melbourne City
Patrick Beach #33
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.84m
Weight: 75kg
Age: 22
Nationality: Australia
Place of birth: Australia
Aziz Behich #16
Defender
Height: 1.72m
Weight: 66kg
Age: 34
Nationality: Australia
Place of birth: Melbourne, Australia
Harry Politidis #38
Defender
Height: 1.76m
Weight: 69kg
Age: 22
Nationality: Australia
Place of birth: Australia
Kai Trewin #27
Defender
Height: 1.78m
Weight: 72kg
Age: 23
Nationality: Australia
Place of birth: Batemans Bay, Australia
Samuel Souprayen #26
Defender
Height: 1.87m
Weight: 77kg
Age: 35
Nationality: France
Place of birth: France
Callum Talbot #2
Defender
Height: 1.75m
Weight: 74kg
Age: 23
Nationality: Australia
Place of birth: Australia
Nathaniel Atkinson #3
Defender
Height: 1.81m
Weight: 72kg
Age: 25
Nationality: Australia
Place of birth: Launceston, Australia
Steven Ugarković #6
Midfielder
Height: 1.79m
Weight: 71kg
Age: 30
Nationality: Australia
Place of birth: Baulkham Hills, Australia
Zane Schreiber #19
Midfielder
Height: 1.76m
Weight: 68kg
Age: 19
Nationality: Australia
Place of birth: Australia
Benjamin Mazzeo #46
Forward
Height: 1.78m
Weight: 70kg
Age: 19
Nationality: Australia
Place of birth: Australia
Medin Memeti #35
Forward
Height: 1.76m
Weight: 66kg
Age: 17
Nationality: Australia
Place of birth: Australia
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