AUCKLAND (Interstat) — Lachlan Bayliss scored twice and Auckland FC beat Melbourne City 3-1 on Saturday, giving Auckland a win in its competition opener and its overall season opener while Melbourne City dropped its first match in both. Bayliss opened the scoring in the 35th minute, Quinn MacNicol answered for Melbourne City in the 42nd, and Bayliss struck again in the 53rd. Lachlan Brook added Auckland’s third in the 85th minute. Bayliss finished with two goals over 80 minutes, Brook had one goal in 88 minutes, MacNicol scored in 75 minutes, and Francis De Vries and Kavian Rahmani each recorded an assist while playing 90 minutes. Yellow cards went to Auckland’s S. Cosgrove and Melbourne City’s A. Behich in the 32nd minute, and Auckland’s L. Rogerson in the 88th. Auckland FC is now 1-0 in the competition and 1-0 across all competitions; Melbourne City is 0-1 in both.