Lions 2–0 Melbourne City

Australia Cup 2026 Round of 16 · 11 Aug 2026

Lions vs Melbourne City in the Australia Cup 2026.

At Lions Stadium, Brisbane.

Referee: M. Janes.

Lions beat Melbourne City 2–0. An own goal from J. Nieuwenhuizen opened the scoring for Lions after 20 minutes, and that goal decided it.

Goalscorers

• Lions: J. Nieuwenhuizen 20' (og), M. Hore 62'

Lions starting lineup

• 66 J. Riley
• 5 T. Jarrad
• 18 C. Deng
• 17 Z. North
• 14 E. Debele
• 12 S. Carlos
• 10 R. Akbari
• 3 J. Hart-Phillips
• 8 M. Hore
• 9 L. Broderick
• 4 B. Ponting

Melbourne City starting lineup

• 40 J. Nieuwenhuizen
• 13 N. Atkinson
• 4 L. Bonetig
• 2 H. Delbridge
• 22 P. Antoniou
• 41 L. Wong
• 14 B. Kutleshi
• 24 K. Rahmani
• 35 M. Memeti
• 17 M. Caputo
• 38 B. Baker

Match events

• 20′ Lions: Own Goal, J. Nieuwenhuizen
• 40′ Melbourne City: Yellow Card, K. Rahmani
• 42′ Lions: Yellow Card, R. Akbari
• 56′ Melbourne City: Substitution, A. Nabbout, M. Caputo
• 56′ Melbourne City: Substitution, R. Ballah, B. Baker
• 62′ Lions: Normal Goal, M. Hore, L. Broderick
• 63′ Lions: Substitution, J. Lagos, B. Ponting
• 66′ Melbourne City: Substitution, B. Mazzeo, L. Wong
• 66′ Melbourne City: Substitution, I. Boston, P. Antoniou
• 71′ Lions: Substitution, F. Beakhurst, R. Akbari
• 79′ Lions: Substitution, L. Ponting, T. Jarrad
• 84′ Melbourne City: Substitution, T. Kanamori
• 89′ Lions: Yellow Card, C. Deng
• 89′ Lions: Yellow Card, L. Broderick

Melbourne City before this match

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