VAR official Kris Griffiths Jones and Adelaide substitute Archie Goodwin were the central figures in a dramatic second half when VAR intervened to allow both Auckland and Adelaide to score a goal apiece in a game that finished in extraordinary fashion with both sides scoring in stoppage time to force a 2-2 draw. Get all the latest football news, highlights and analysis delivered straight to your inbox with Fox Sports Sportmail. Sign up now!!! Adelaide believed that Auckland substitute Neyder Moreno had handled the ball before he drove home to put the Kiwis in front with 24 minutes to go but replays showed that the ball had struck an Adelaide defender before falling into Moreno’s path.
Auckland was then convinced that Adelaide substitute Yaya Dukuly had pulled the shirt of their defender Callan Elliot before accelerating past and delivering a cross for Archie Goodwin to equalise. But there was no disputing Goodwin’s second when he swept home in the 95th minute, only for Logan Rogerson to equalise with a header from a corner in the 100th minute. “It’s disappointing,’’ Goodwin told Paramount +.
“I think it’s the one percenters, it (Auckland’s second goal) was a set piece and that’s an area we need to tidy up. “We need to get in our zones and attack the ball more, but we learn from this.” The point apiece means Adelaide stay top of the table with Auckland second.
DEFENCES ON TOP IN FIRST HALF STALEMATE Midfield space was at a premium as both teams pressed .