
Auckland FC have beaten Kiwi neighbours Wellington 2-0 at Mt Smart Stadium to extend their lead atop the A-League Men (ALM) table and secure the most successful start to life in the national league history of Australian football.
In a physical contest made to feel all the more frantic in what was reported as a record 26,253 crowd, a cross from Hiroki Sakai induced Isaac Hughes into turning the ball into his net in the 31st minute, the second own-goal the Auckland skipper has netted this season.