Hanging perilously close to the relegation zone, Rotorua United await the results of Tauranga Boys College's two catch-up games to find out if they will play Premiership football next season.
The bottom two out of the 12 Premiership teams will be relegated to the Championship. Papamoa are already heading down, having failed to pick up a win in 22 games this season.
That left Rotorua United and Tauranga Boys battling it out to avoid the drop. United remain three points ahead after a loss to Matamata in their final game of the season, at Neil Hunt Park yesterday,meaning if Tauranga Boys can win one of their two catch-up games their superior goal difference will see them finish ahead.
United were in with a chance for much of the game against third-placed Matamata, but having lost a player to a second yellow card early on they ran out of gas in the final 10 minutes.
The scores were locked at 0-all at half time. Matamata were playing the more fluent game, with a lot of movement off the ball and quick accurate passing. However, United were quick to launch into counter attacks and looked dangerous whenever they turned the ball over.