ALBERT RIERA has named four changes for tonight’s pre-season friendly with Eastern Suburbs AFC at the Croatian Cultural Centre here in Te Atatu tonight.
From the side which defeated West Coast Rangers 4-0 on Saturday, goalkeeper Cam Brown, Cam Howieson, Adam Mitchell and Jordan Vale come in for Conor Tracey, Christian Gray, Brian Kaltak, Aidan Carey.
The Navy Blues are looking to give minutes to players ahead of another friendly scheduled tenatively for Saturday against East Coast Bays.
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That means this evening it’s a back five of Brown in goal, Vale, Mitchell, Brotherton and Rogers.
Reid Drake, Mario Ilich, Cam Howieson, Joe Lee, Ryan De Vries and Angus Kilkolly complete the XI.
There are two boosts on the bench tonight for the Navy Blues, with opportunities for U-23 players Adam Bell and Rayan Tayeb.
Kick-off has been set back to 6.45pm NZDT.
AUCKLAND CITY FC: C. Brown (GK), Vale, Mitchell, Brotherton, Rogers, R. Drake, Howieson, Ilich, Lee, Kilkolly, De Vries.
SUBS: Tracey (GK), Gray, Manickum, Bell, Carey, Gillion, Tayeb.
COACH: Albert Riera.
Ends
v Al Ahly, Tangier, Feb 1 2023, KO: 8pm local
ILICH
Midfielder
GRAY
Defender
ELLIS
Midfielder
TRACEY
Goalkeeper
TADE
Forward
DE VRIES
Forward
MITCHELL
Defender
DRAKE
Midfielder
IWATA
Defender
ROGERS
Defender
KILKOLLY
Striker
HOWIESON
Midfielder
BROWN
Goalkeeper
GILLION
Forward
DOCKERTY
Goalkeeper
CAREY
Midfielder
VALE
Defender
GARRIGA
Midfielder
HAMEEDI
Midfielder
LEE
Forward
MANICKUM
Midfield
BELL
Defender
BROTHERTON
Defender
Position | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | ||
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1 | ![]() | AC | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 22 |
2 | ![]() | WO | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 8 | 22 |
3 | ![]() | AU | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 17 |
4 | ![]() | BU | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 14 |
5 | ![]() | MU | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 13 |
6 | ![]() | WP | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 12 |
7 | ![]() | CT | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 9 |
8 | ![]() | CU | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 24 | 8 |
9 | ![]() | NC | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 6 |
10 | ![]() | MR | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 25 | 4 |