Tauranga City United put last weekend's celebrations behind them with a 3-1 away win over Onehunga-Mangere United.
After the euphoria of clinching promotion to the Northern Region Division One for next season, Saturday's victory was never in doubt.
But despite the margin of victory, head coach Duncan Lowry said after the game the players were not totally happy with their performance.
"I think sometimes we expect too much from them," said Lowry. "This time last year we would have been so pleased with a 3-1 result up here but we only played well in patches. The last thing as coaches you want to do is drop your standards to whoever you are playing against.
"Sometimes it is hard to keep teams motivated but not these guys. Even on Tuesday night, the first three players in the changing room were the three Hamilton boys, Raymond How, Sam Nahna and Connor Taylor. I don't think they have missed a night this year. They have Hamilton Wanderers and Melville on their back door, who are a step ahead of us, but they want to come over here. We must be doing things right."