It does not get much more nerve-racking than a penalty shootout to finish off three days of action.
But that is precisely what happened at Wembley Park as the football module of the Southern Trust New Zealand Masters Games concluded yesterday.
The 35+ Men's gold medal between Wellington's Olympic FC and Taupo Great Lakers could not be split as both teams fought to a 0-0 stalemate.
Both sides missed with their opening two salvos of the best-of-five shootout, striking the posts - then Olympic connected with three straight, whereas Taupo could find the net only once.
It made a good finish for Wellington as Capital Hearts came third in the grade.