Ngongotaha AFC were lucky to "get out of jail" according to coach Shane Davis after they dramatically drew on Saturday.
The only unbeaten side in the WaiBOP Premiership dropped points for the first time this
season after a 3-all draw against WaikatoUnicol AFC-with Ngongotaha's Harlem Simiona grabbing an equaliser in the last minute of the game.
Ngongotaha were leading 1-0 at halftime after a Alan Ferguson strike and Luke Barker extended their lead just after the restart. However, former Ngongotaha striker Ban Ewart pulled one back for the home side and they took the lead after two penalties in the space of six minutes.
Davis said he was relieved his team picked up a point but was disappointed with the overall display.
"We were very lucky to get out of jail. I'm not happy about the result and the boys really dropped their game today," he said. "The team lost their shape and we played quite poorly. I don't know what happened-I think we maybe took things for granted.