Western Sydney Wanderers vs Auckland 5-2

Western Sydney Wanderers beat Auckland 6-1 after a second-half burst turned a 1-1 interval score into a one-sided finish. The home side scored five times after the break, with two late goals adding to a margin that had already moved beyond reach.

Auckland went ahead in the 24th minute when L. Vicelich finished from F. De Vries. Western Sydney Wanderers levelled on 43 minutes through B. Borrello, who was set up by D. Scicluna, and the sides went in at 1-1.

The home side struck again two minutes after the restart as L. Gillion made it 2-1, before N. Milanovic pushed the lead to 3-1 on 50 minutes. After that, B. Borrello's own goal on 68 minutes made it 4-1, Auckland made two changes on 71 minutes, and Western Sydney Wanderers continued to pull away. M. Di Pizio scored on 86 minutes from D. Scicluna's assist to make it 5-1, and A. Waraga, who came on in the 59th minute, finished on 89 minutes from A. Hammond, who had come on in the 70th minute, for 6-1.

Western Sydney Wanderers had 63% of the possession and 477 passes to Auckland's 267, with 80% pass accuracy compared with 67%. They also had more shots, 14 to 9, and more on target, 6 to 4, while the visitors edged corners 6-7 in a game where the home side also recorded 4 offsides to 1 and 3 saves to 1.

No bookings or sendings-off were listed.