Queensland Lions vs Melbourne City

Queensland Lions beat Melbourne City 2-0 in the Australia Australian Cup on Tuesday 11 August 2026, 1-0 at half-time.

Australia Australian Cup Tue 11 Aug 2026, 10:30 Save

Queensland Lions

HT 1-0

Melbourne City

Lions FC Stadium, Brisbane Mackenzie Janes

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37%Queensland Lions 22%Draw 41%Melbourne City

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Melbourne City or draw 63%
Queensland Lions or Melbourne City 78%

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Queensland Lions vs Melbourne City key moments

20' James Nieuwenhuizen 1-0 Own goal · Right foot shot, Queensland Lions
40' Kavian Rahmani Yellow card · Foul, Melbourne City
42' Rahmat Akbari Yellow card · Foul, Queensland Lions
62' Mitchell Hore 2-0 Goal · Assist Luke Broderick · Right foot shot, Queensland Lions
89' Luke Broderick Yellow card · Foul, Queensland Lions
89' Cher Deng Yellow card · Foul, Queensland Lions

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0' 15' 30' HT 60' 75' 90'

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Match stats

1st Half 2nd Half

Queensland LionsMelbourne City

41% Possession 59%

111 Attacks 132

79 Dang. Attacks 75

17 Shots 5

6 Shots On Target 2

3 Big Chances 0

11 Corners 5

65% Pass Accuracy 76%

2 Saves 5

7 Fouls 9

3 Yellow Cards 1

1 Offsides 0

111 Attacks 132

79 Dang. Attacks 75

17 Shots 5

6 Shots On Target 2

9 Shots Off Target 1

2 Shots Blocked 2

11 Shots Inside Box 3

6 Shots Outside Box 2

13 Goal Attempts 4

3 Big Chances 0

2 Big Chances Missed 0

11 Corners 5

18 Dribbles 16

9 Successful Dribbles 7

50% Dribble Success 44%

1 Offsides 0

Queensland Lions vs Melbourne City lineups

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Queensland Lions 3-4-3

66 Jacson Riley

5 Tommy Jarrad
18 Cher Deng
17 Zane North

14 Eremugo Debele
12 Shaun Carlos
10 Rahmat Akbari
3 Jackson Hart-Phillips

8 Mitchell Hore
9 Luke Broderick
4 Blair Ponting

Substitutes

1 Patrick Satorie
2 Liam Ponting 79'
11 Jerson Lagos 63'
22 Fred Oyet
23 Finn Beakhurst 71'
30 James Enticknap

Melbourne City 4-3-3

40 James Nieuwenhuizen

24 Kavian Rahmani
14 Besian Kutleshi
41 Lawrence Wong

38 Beckham Baker
17 Max Caputo
35 Medin Memeti

Substitutes

1 Macklin Freke
15 Andrew Nabbout 56'
20 Benjamin Mazzeo 66'
34 Jayden Necovski
39 Roland Ballah 56'
44 Isiah Boston 66'
77 Takeshi Kanamori 84'

Queensland Lions and Melbourne City player stats

Queensland Lions player stats

66 Jacson Riley GK	90	0	0	0	0	27	0	0	0	27	0
17 Zane North DEF	90	0	0	1	1	31	1	1	1	31	1
18 Cher Deng DEF	90	0	0	3	1	33	1	3	1	33	1
5 Tommy Jarrad DEF	79	0	0	0	0	35	0	0	0	35	0
3 Jackson Hart-Phillips MID	90	0	0	0	0	21	1	0	0	21	1
12 Shaun Carlos MID	90	0	0	1	0	42	0	1	0	42	0
14 Eremugo Debele MID	90	0	0	0	0	27	0	0	0	27	0
10 Rahmat Akbari MID	71	0	0	1	1	30	1	1	1	30	1
8 Mitchell Hore FWD	90	1	0	4	1	36	1	4	1	36	1
9 Luke Broderick FWD	90	0	1	2	0	16	2	2	0	16	2
4 Blair Ponting FWD	63	0	0	3	1	13	0	3	1	13	0
2 Liam Ponting DEF Sub	11	0	0	1	0	6	0	1	0	6	0
11 Jerson Lagos FWD Sub	27	0	0	1	1	11	0	1	1	11	0
23 Finn Beakhurst FWD Sub	19	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	3	0

Melbourne City player stats

40 James Nieuwenhuizen GK	90	0	0	34	0	0	0	34	0
2 Harrison Delbridge DEF	90	0	0	80	2	0	0	80	2
4 Liam Bonetig DEF	90	0	0	59	0	0	0	59	0
13 Nathaniel Atkinson DEF	90	0	0	57	0	0	0	57	0
22 Peter Antoniou DEF	66	1	0	49	0	1	0	49	0
14 Besian Kutleshi MID	90	0	0	35	1	0	0	35	1
24 Kavian Rahmani MID	90	1	0	57	2	1	0	57	2
41 Lawrence Wong MID	66	1	1	29	0	1	1	29	0
35 Medin Memeti FWD	90	1	0	22	2	1	0	22	2
17 Max Caputo FWD	56	1	1	13	0	1	1	13	0
38 Beckham Baker FWD	56	0	0	16	0	0	0	16	0
44 Isiah Boston DEF Sub	24	0	0	19	0	0	0	19	0
39 Roland Ballah FWD Sub	34	0	0	8	0	0	0	8	0
15 Andrew Nabbout FWD Sub	28	0	0	11	1	0	0	11	1
20 Benjamin Mazzeo FWD Sub	24	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	1
77 Takeshi Kanamori FWD Sub	6	0	0	5	0	0	0	5	0

Min: Minutes played
G: Goals
A: Assists
Sh: Shots
SoT: Shots on target
Pass: Passes
Fls: Fouls committed
Rtg: Rating
Sh: Shots
SoT: Shots on target
xG: Expected goals
xGoT: Expected goals on target
KP: Key passes
BCC: Big chances created
BCM: Big chances missed
Drb: Successful dribbles
Off: Offsides
Pass: Passes
Pass%: Pass accuracy
KP: Key passes
F3rd: Passes in the final third
Crs: Crosses
ACrs: Accurate crosses
LB: Long balls
Tch: Touches
Tkl: Tackles
Int: Interceptions
Clr: Clearances
Blk: Shots blocked
Rec: Ball recoveries
Duel: Duels won
Aer: Aerials won
DrbP: Dribbled past
Fls: Fouls committed
FlsD: Fouls won
YC: Yellow cards
Disp: Dispossessed
Lost: Possession lost
Err: Errors leading to a shot
Sv: Saves
SvIn: Saves inside the box
HC: High claims
Tch: Touches
LB: Long balls
Pass%: Pass accuracy

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Queensland Lions vs Melbourne City team news

Queensland Lions had no reported absences and Melbourne City were without 2 players.

Queensland Lions 0 out

No reported absences.

Melbourne City 2 out

Alessandro Lopane Muscle Injury · Missed 11 games Injured

Ryan Kalms Collateral Ligament Injury · Missed 6 games Injured

Form

Queensland Lions W W D W W

Melbourne City L W D L W

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Venue: Lions FC Stadium, Brisbane Capacity 5,000 · Grass
Weather: 14°C, clear sky Wind 8 km/h · Humidity 66%
Managers: Aurelio Vidmar Melbourne City
Officials: Referee Mackenzie Janes 1st Assistant B. Orwell

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