Waitakere United's top striker, Fiji's Golden Boy, Roy Krishna was handed a red card in their O-League match against newcomers AS Magenta, a game that ended in a 1-1 draw at Noumea's Stade Numa Daly stadium.

This draw has left Auckland FC two points clear at the top of Group A after the first round of matches.

With much at stake for both teams, tempers flared in the 75th minute and Krishna was handed a red card for retaliation.

United, who won the O-League title in 2007 and 2008, will now have to play catch up after defending champions Auckland City beat Tahiti's AS Manu Ura 5-0 last week.

United and Magenta now sit second equal in Group A behind Auckland City while Lautoka are top of Group A ahead of Hekari United FC, Tafea FC and Marist FC.