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56pm Auckland FC get off to a flyer in A-League debut Auckland FC have liftoff, the A-Leagues’ newest club making an instant impact with a 2-0 victory over Brisbane Roar on home debut. Both the sky and the Mt Smart Stadium stands were blue as Auckland FC arrived in the competition, their picture-perfect debut finishing with a scoreline to delight the sold-out crowd. Harry Van Der Saag’s eighth minute own goal gave the Black Knights an early lead on Saturday, before Logan Rogerson’s composed second-half finish secured the result.
Hiroki Sakai celebrates after Auckland’s win over Brisbane Roar. Credit: Getty Images “It’s amazing,” coach Steve Corica said. “There’s been a big build up to this game .
.. the boys were looking forward to it and we knew the crowd would get right behind us, which they did.
” This was a day that went completely to script for the hosts and league chiefs. Not only could coach Steve Corica be happy with three points, but Auckland FC’s billionaire majority owner Bill Foley would be delighted with the bumper support from Aucklanders. The thumping 24,492-strong attendance was vindication too for head office, which awarded the license and pushed on with the club’s entrance, injecting some much-needed vitality to the competi.
