Isa Prins' 71st-minute strike secures Auckland FC a place in the first-ever OFC Pro League final.

A sold-out crowd of nearly 28,000 fans is expected to pack into Go Media Stadium tonight as Auckland FC chase history against Sydney FC in the first A-League Men grand final to be hosted in New Zealand.

For Auckland FC chief executive Nick Becker, the rapid rise of the club in just its second season has been fuelled as much by the supporters as the players.

"They're all of Auckland. They genuinely are."

Tickets for tonight's match disappeared within hours, with Becker saying 15,000 member tickets were snapped up almost instantly before the remaining allocation sold out later the same day.