BRISBANE (Interstat) — Brisbane Roar and Auckland FC played to a 1-1 draw Friday in a competition match, with the visiting side taking an early lead and the home side answering in stoppage time. Brisbane was the home team, while Auckland was the visitor. Auckland scored first and protected the advantage for most of the contest. Brisbane remained within reach and pressed for a response as the match moved into its closing stages. The equalizer arrived late and ensured the teams shared the points. The game included an early goal, three yellow cards, eight substitutions and a stoppage-time finish.

Auckland opened the scoring in the 12th minute when Hiroki Sakai found the net. Sakai was on the field for the full 90 minutes and finished with one goal. Brisbane’s Vidic J. was shown a yellow card in the 21st minute. Brisbane continued to chase an equalizer, but Auckland held the lead into the second half. James Ngor S. of Brisbane was booked in the 53rd minute. The two bookings left Brisbane with two yellow cards to Auckland’s none at that stage.

Brisbane made the first substitution of the match in the 58th minute, bringing on Postolachi V. Auckland then made a double change in the 72nd minute, with Brook L. and Bidois J. entering the match. Brisbane followed with a substitution in the 75th minute when Stajic M. came on. Brisbane made another change in the 76th minute, replacing James Ngor S. Francois T. entered for Brisbane in the 82nd minute. Auckland’s De Vries F. received a yellow card in the 78th minute. The card was Auckland’s first of the match and came between Brisbane’s later substitutions.

Auckland made a late substitution in the 89th minute, bringing on Brimmer J. Auckland also made a change in the 90th minute plus three when Bayliss L. entered. Brisbane’s Tom Aldred scored in the 90th minute plus five to level the match. Aldred was on the field for the full 90 minutes and finished with one goal. The equalizer completed the scoring and left both sides with a share of the points. Auckland had led from the 12th minute until the equalizer arrived in stoppage time. The goal came after Auckland had made its final substitutions.

Auckland FC’s season record in this competition is now one win, one loss and one draw. Brisbane Roar’s season record in this competition is now one win, no losses and one draw. Across all competitions, Auckland FC is one win, one loss and one draw. Brisbane Roar is two wins, no losses and one draw across all competitions. The draw kept Brisbane unbeaten in both the competition and across all competitions. Auckland’s record remained level in both categories after the result. Brisbane has yet to lose in the competition or across all competitions this season.

Auckland entered the match after a 5-2 loss at WS Wanderers and a 3-1 home win over Melbourne City. Brisbane had beaten Perth Glory 2-1 at home and Broadmeadow 3-1 at home. Auckland’s most recent outing before the draw was the high-scoring loss at WS Wanderers, while Brisbane’s most recent outing was the home win over Perth Glory. Auckland’s previous results included a road setback and a home victory. Brisbane’s previous results included two home wins. Auckland had one loss among its previous results, while Brisbane had two wins.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Brisbane Roar 4, Auckland FC 1. Interstat’s ELO system gave Brisbane a 68 percent probability to win. Auckland had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -0.25. The total score of 2 went over the over/under line of 2.5.