Thanks to a Harawera Smith double Rotorua United AFC have stolen their first win of the Loaded WaiBOP Premiership.
United defeated a tough Tauranga Old Blues Premiership 2-1 in a closely-fought contest at Neil Hunt on Saturday in their second game of the season, thanks to a late winner from Smith after a penalty box scramble.
The home side clearly took note of coach Ian Walker's firm instructions, prior to kick-off, to "be awake" from the whistle as Smith slotted away a poacher's goal after the Old Blues' keeper spilled it into his path in the seventh minute.
But it was all square on the half-hour mark when the away side scored from a corner.
Both teams were evenly matched in the second half and the game could have gone either way but Smith grabbed the vital winner when he smashed home from close range after a goalmouth scramble from a corner in the 81st minute.