"Today, I wanted to score so I'm pretty happy," said Kurimati, revealing their performance wasn't good yesterday.
The 19-year-old from Tokyo said it was an opportune time to show his skills to his coaches in the hope of making the starting XI.
"My timing was pretty good," Kurimati said, when asked what Ifill was saying to him, as the players stretched after the final whistle.
With three points in the bag at Park Island, Bay United captain Finlay Milne will be happy with the second equal placing on the table with Team Wellington for a chance at a historic entry into the O-League next summer.
But any prudent side should be looking at what they need to tweak now to avoid the heartache of last season when Angell's troops made the grand final against Auckland City but lost the O-League berth to Wellington.
For what it's worth, Team Wellington co-captain Bill Robertson, of Napier, was a spectator at the park yesterday.
Yesterday's match posed a few questions for Bay United who recruit players with the mentality of winning, not developing.
Should newbie Andrew Blake, a trade-off from Phoenix Reserves, be put in his preferred right flank, either as wing defence or right wing?
That, of course, means Kohei Matsumoto, the Bay's player of the season, should easily perform the same task on the left flank.
Blake's silky touches and his ability to penetrate suggest he should have the licence to forage more.
Could Martin Ramos Canales, a Chilean striker turned into a defender, be reverted to a miner at the coalface?
Canales' bicycle-kick effort shortly before halftime showed the aggression and spontaneity required to score.
Should Ifill have come in for striker Sam Mason-Smith much earlier in the second half or even start games to provide the impetus and inject confidence in a young attacking force?
With Hamish Watson gone to Phoenix that physical presence was conspicuous in his absence.
WaiBOP's desperation to keep their playoff hopes alive was evident as they camped in the Bay half but lacked the physicality to find the net.
Take a bow left wing Sanni Issa but striker Stephen Hoyle showed little endeavour and lacked the hunger to put away some gilt-edged chances.
The two-minute added first half ended with Bay United's Mason-Smith and Tom Biss as well as Canales giving goalkeeper Speedy a hurry up.
A dejected Englishman Ryan Tinsley said the game could have gone either way.
"It's my home pitch so to lose 2-0 is very disappointing," said Tinsley who played for Napier City Rovers in winter but decided not to play under Angell this summer.
With two games left, including against Auckland, WaiBOP didn't stand a chance of making playoffs, he said.
The only aberration in yesterday's bright picture was what appeared to be a difference in opinion between Ifill and midfielder Zane Sole as players shook hands.
A match official got between the pair to prevent anything from escalating.
