The winning streak may have ended, but after the weekend's 1-1 home draw with Otumoetai, Te Puke Utd are still unbeaten in 2022 and lead the WaiBOP Championship by four points
Top scorer Nick Johnson also added to his tally and now has nine for the season, two more than his nearest rival.
A confident Te Puke team came out strong with good possession controlling the run of play that led to an early disallowed goal.
Otumoetai seemed to step things up, making it an interesting first half, with both teams pressing well, but Te Puke struck first when Johnson gave Otumoetai keeper Daniel Hymers little chance.
Te Puke had the better of the play for the rest of the half, creating half chances, but unable to add to their lead.