AUCKLAND CITY FC have made five changes to the starting eleven from last week's 4-1 win over Eastern Suburbs AFC with Conor Tracey, Nathan Lobo, Liam Gillion, Aidan Carey and Dylan Manickum all earning a start.
Cam Brown, Ryan De Vries and Angus Kilkolly drop out of the squad while Reid Drake and and Sam Brotherton drop to the bench.
Goalkeeper Finn Dockerty, Will Eng and Marcel Stoddard are given call ups to the first time while Adam Bell retains his place from last week.
TEAM NEWS
— Auckland City FC (@AucklandCity_FC) March 8, 2022
Your Navy Blues side to face Western Springs this evening…
https://t.co/GhvjVd6t3s (team news)
https://t.co/iOuyOWO47p (season fixtures) pic.twitter.com/pby8i7VnfZ
The Navy Blues line-up features a mixture of experience and freshness with Tracey, Carey, Jordan Vale, Adam Mitchell, Alfie Rogers, Mario Ilich, Cam Howieson and Dylan Manickum in place, while Gillion, Lobo and Joe Lee are relatively new to the scene.
The match is scheduled for a 7.00pm NZDT kick-off but with Covid-19 and traffic playing its part, build in some allowance for delays.
Ends
AUCKLAND CITY FC: Tracey (GK), Vale, Mitchell, Lobo, Rogers, Gillion, Howieson, Ilich, Lee, Manickum, Carey.
SUBS: Dockerty (GK), Brotherton, R. Drake, Bell, Stoddard, Eng.
COACH: Albert Riera.
v Wellington Olympic, 11 March 2023, KO: TBC
DE VRIES
Forward
TADE
Forward
BELL
Defender
HOWIESON
Midfielder
BROWN
Goalkeeper
GILLION
Forward
HAMEEDI
Midfielder
DOCKERTY
Goalkeeper
GARRIGA
Midfielder
MANICKUM
Midfield
ELLIS
Midfielder
DRAKE
Midfielder
ROGERS
Defender
VALE
Defender
BROTHERTON
Defender
IWATA
Defender
MITCHELL
Defender
LEE
Forward
CAREY
Midfielder
GRAY
Defender
ILICH
Midfielder
KILKOLLY
Striker
TRACEY
Goalkeeper
Position | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |