PENROSE, New Zealand (Interstat) — Auckland FC and Perth Glory opened their A-League seasons with a 2-2 draw Saturday at Go Media Stadium.

Perth’s Sam Cosgrove opened the scoring in the seventh minute before Auckland’s Brian Kaltak equalized before halftime. Substitute Stefan Colakovski put Perth back ahead in the 57th minute, but Auckland’s Matthew Sutton responded just four minutes later to secure the draw. Colakovski also recorded an assist.

Both teams received yellow cards in a competitive first half. The result defied pre-match projections that heavily favored a home victory for Auckland FC. The shared points leave each club with an identical record to start the campaign across all competitions.