Seven players were booked as Premier League sides Leeds United and Crystal Palace concluded their pre-season campaigns in Australia with a 1-1 draw in Perth.
English Premier League teams Leeds and Crystal Palace have battled their way to a 1-1 draw in a feisty pre-season friendly at Perth's Optus Stadium.
Leeds were left hoping that injuries to close season signing Luis Sinisterra and Adam Forshaw in Friday's contest weren't going to be too costly, following a game that featured seven bookings.
Neither side mustered a shot on target in a dull first half, but fortunately for the crowd of 33,919, the game livened up considerably after the break.
Leeds hit the front in the 56th minute after referee Daniel Elder awarded a contentious penalty, ruling Joel Ward pushed Dutchman Crysencio Summerville despite seemingly little contact.
Spanish international Rodrigo sent Palace goalkeeper Vicente Guaita the wrong way from the spot.
Leeds' advantage lasted just 11 minutes until Palace equalised in devastating fashion.
Jordan Ayew was released down the left and unselfishly squared the ball to Frenchman Jean-Philippe Mateta, who tapped in from close range.
Colombian international winger Sinisterra, who Leeds signed from Dutch club Feyenoord earlier this month, limped off after just 12 minutes.
He made a promising start before his early exit, threading a good pass through to Patrick Bamford, who shot wide from an offside position.
Forshaw also came off just after the half-hour mark.
"Luis Sinisterra had a little hamstring injury," Leeds boss Jesse Marsch said. "We're hopeful that it's not too much, too long, too severe.
"Adam Forshaw had Mateta kind of lean on him a little bit and tweaked his knee.
"We're hopeful as well that that one's not so bad, but we will get more information on it in the next days."
Both teams seemed to struggle on a slippery surface and each lacked quality and precision in the final third.
"It wasn't so easy to play because its really bumpy and heavy," Leeds defender Rasmus Kristensen told Paramount Plus and Network Ten.
"It ended up being a fight and I think it was an even game."
Leeds came closest to scoring in the first half with Bamford's shot deflected wide for a corner.
Lively Leeds substitute Joe Gelhardt was put clear in the 66th minute just before the equaliser, but had his chip pushed away by Guaita, who also saved the forward's strong shot 16 minutes later.
Palace missed two great chances in added time.
England international defender Tyrick Mitchell's downward header from a few metres out bounced over the bar and Killian Phillips missed an opportunity in the closing seconds.
"We had a couple of situations that we should have scored," Palace coach Patrick Vieira said.
"I was very pleased because that was our last game here in Australia and physically we looked in better shape and tactically we still have things to improve, but it was a proper game of football."
Palace, who had a significant portion of their squad back in London, lost 3-1 against Manchester United in Melbourne, having previously been beaten 2-0 by Liverpool in Singapore.
Earlier in their Australian tour, Leeds had a 2-1 win over Brisbane Roar and a 1-0 loss to Aston Villa.
