Auckland FC kick off with a bang as rare A-Leagues anomaly helps ...

It’s a huge day of Isuzu UTE A-League action with three games to whet your appetite including Auckland FC’s inaugural A-Leagues game and a sold out Sydney Derby at CommBank Stadium.

Check in with aleagues.com.au throughout the day on as we bring you the best of the action and the biggest talking points from all three matches.

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Auckland FC opened their Isuzu UTE A-League account in style, defeating Brisbane Roar 2-0 on a memorable afternoon in Go Media Stadium.

In front of a packed out crowd of 24,492 people the Black Knights got off to a flyer; Japanese icon and newly installed club captain Hiroki Sakai drilling a dangerous ball across the box which was flicked into his own net by defender Harry Van Der Saag.

An own goal on debut, Van Der Saag unfortunately joins Ben Kantarovski in becoming a rival club’s inaugural goalscorer, after the former Newcastle Jet turned one into his own net to give Melbourne Heart their first ever goal back in 2010.

An already pumping Go Media Stadium then exploded in the 75th minute after forward Logan Rogerson became the first ever home goalscorer for the Black Knights, tapping in Francis De Vries’ cross at the far post to give the Black Knights a two-goal buffer.

‘We are top of the league!’ sang Auckland FC’s new active supporter group ‘The Port’ as Steve Corica’s men cruised to the full time whistle on what was a memorable afternoon at Go Media Stadium.

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Winger Marco Tilio scored the only goal of the game as 10-man Melbourne City defeated Newcastle Jets 1-0 at McDonald Jones Stadium.

Firing home inside two minutes after the Jets defence failed to clear their lines, City head back to Melbourne with all three points in part thanks to an impressive performance from debutant goalkeeper Patrick Beach.

A surprise selection before kick-off, the 21-year-old got the nod ahead of last season’s number one Jamie Young, with Network 10 reporter Daniel Garb revealing the City coaching staff were ‘desperate to give him a go’.

“We tried all our goalkeepers out in pre-season, we put them up against each other,” said Garb when revealing what City assistant Scott Jamieson said to him before the game.

“Jamie Young (is) still very sharp, but the way in which Beach is adept at playing with the ball at his feet and also his size and his shot-stopping ability – they were just desperate to give him a go, the case was overwhelming.”

City were then reduced to 10 players in the 70th minute after midfielder Jimmy Jeggo was shown a straight red card for raking his studs down the back of Newcastle’s Eli Adams but the away side held on to take all three points despite some late Jets pressure.

More to come…