GOSFORD, Australia (Interstat) — Substitute Jordan Lauton scored in the third minute of second-half stoppage time to salvage a 2-2 draw for Brisbane Roar against the Central Coast Mariners in an A-League match Friday at Polytec Stadium.

Sam Klein gave Brisbane an early lead in the fourth minute. The Mariners responded with second-half goals from Jesse Mantell in the 51st and Nathanael Blair in the 58th, both assisted by Klein and Blair to each other, before Lauton’s dramatic late equalizer. The result left both teams with 0-0-1 records to open the season. The Mariners had been projected as heavy favorites to win. Five yellow cards were issued in the match.