May 24 : Coach Steve Corica said Auckland FC had exceeded expectations by adding the A-League championship title on Saturday to the premiership crown claimed in their debut season last year to cap a successful second A-League campaign for the fledgling club. The ex-Sydney FC coach led his side to a 1-0 win over his former employers at a sold-out Mount Smart Stadium as Auckland FC became the first team from New Zealand to win the grand final in the competition’s 20-year history. “I had done everything at Sydney FC so I didn’t have anything to prove as a coach,” said Corica, who had led former club to the A-League championship in 2019 and 2020. “What I wanted to bring was joy to the people here in Auckland because they’ve been so wonderful to me and our players in the first two years. “A premiership in our first season and a grand final win in the second year is more than we could’ve asked for. “We’ve got the right people in. It’s about belief and …