For sheer excitement the final stanzas of Dalefield's drawn Capital premier men's hockey match with Harbour City Tawa at Clareville could not have been scripted any better.
Going into the last minute of what had been an exciting and entertaining opening game for the 2015 season, the much heralded revamped Dalefield side looked headed for defeat.
After being 3-1 at halftime through two goals to Joseph Robertson and one to Dane Lett and looking set for a sizeable win, they had worn the full brunt of a spirited Harbour City Tawa comeback and were trailing 5-4 with time almost up, the fourth Dalefield goal having been scored by Junior Black Stick Benedict van Woerkom.
Then came a last-ditch attack from the home team and just before the hooter signalling fulltime was sounded, a corner was forced.
It was now or never for the locals and they responded brilliantly with Benedict van Woerkom again to the fore, deflecting the ball into the goal to give them a 5-5 draw.