We are building up to the Auckland FC vs Melbourne Victory A-League game which is scheduled to kick off very soon, and the players are in.
First off, the starting XI for Auckland FC which has been confirmed as follows:
Auckland FC
James Hilton #12
Goalkeeper
Age: 23
Nationality: Australia
Place of birth: Manchester, England
Nando Pijnaker
Defender
Height: 1.92m
Weight: 88kg
Age: 27
Place of birth: Brummen, Netherlands
Dan Hall #23
Defender
Height: 1.84m
Weight: 80kg
Age: 26
Place of birth: Melbourne, Australia
Luke Vicelich #52
Defender
Height: 1.85m
Weight: 75kg
Age: 17
Hiroki Sakai #2
Defender
Height: 1.85m
Weight: 78kg
Age: 35
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Kashiwa, Japan
Callan Elliot
Midfielder
Height: 1.79m
Weight: 70kg
Age: 26
Louis Verstraete #33
Midfielder
Height: 1.83m
Weight: 79kg
Age: 26
Nationality: Belgium
Place of birth: Belgium
Felipe Gallegos #8
Midfielder
Height: 1.73m
Weight: 74kg
Age: 34
Nationality: Chile
Place of birth: Atacama, Chile
Jesse Randall #11
Forward
Height: 1.76m
Weight: 69kg
Age: 23
Lachlan Brook #77
Forward
Height: 1.78m
Weight: 69kg
Age: 25
Nationality: Australia
Place of birth: Gawler, Australia
Sam Cosgrove #9
Forward
Height: 1.92m
Weight: 82kg
Age: 29
Nationality: England
Place of birth: Beverley, England
The starting line-up for Melbourne Victory has also been confirmed as follows:
Melbourne Victory
Jack Warshawsky #50
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.86m
Weight: 68kg
Age: 21
Nationality: Australia
Place of birth: Australia
Franco Lino #18
Defender
Height: 1.76m
Weight: 75kg
Age: 20
Nationality: Australia
Place of birth: Australia
Jason Davidson
Defender
Height: 1.8m
Weight: 72kg
Age: 34
Nationality: Australia
Place of birth: Melbourne, Australia
Roderick Jefferson Gonçalves #21
Also known as Miranda
Defender
Height: 1.93m
Weight: 89kg
Age: 35
Nationality: Portugal
Place of birth: Odivelas, Portugal
Joshua Rawlins #22
Defender
Height: 1.81m
Weight: 73kg
Age: 21
Nationality: Australia
Place of birth: Australia
Jordi Valadon #8
Midfielder
Height: 1.68m
Weight: 70kg
Age: 24
Nationality: Australia
Place of birth: Australia
Denis Genreau #10
Midfielder
Height: 1.75m
Weight: 75kg
Age: 26
Nationality: Australia
Place of birth: Paris, France
Keegan Jelacic #23
Midfielder
Height: 1.77m
Weight: 70kg
Age: 23
Nationality: Australia
Place of birth: Australia
Matthew Grimaldi #10
Midfielder
Height: 1.8m
Weight: 70kg
Age: 22
Nationality: Australia
Place of birth: Australia
Nishan Velupillay #17
Forward
Height: 1.8m
Weight: 77kg
Age: 24
Nationality: Australia
Place of birth: Australia
Charles Nduka #44
Forward
Height: 1.81m
Weight: 79kg
Age: 27
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Saitama, Japan
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