Revenge was on the menu for the Wanganui City Renovators as they claimed a solid 3-1 away victory over Massey in the Western Premiership on Saturday afternoon.
Meanwhile, back home at Wembley Park, local league fixtures provided plenty of spice leading into the final weekend of play.
The City Renovatorstravelled to Palmerston North short of a few of the usual names on the team card, but reinforced by the inclusion of a handful of players from within other club teams.
Massey had the measure of the development team in the last meeting, putting nine goals past the young side, but this was not to be a repeat.
Massey got on the scoresheet early in the fixture, but goals to Ben Hussey, as well as City's first team ring-ins Jordan Joblin-Hall and Reuben Warburton, ensured the Wanganui side were able to return home as convincing winners.
While the win meant little to Wanganui City's standing on the points table, it was an expensive loss for Massey.
Their slender lead on the top of the table would have been solidified by a victory over the Renovators, however, the loss now means the Red Sox Manawatu A's will claim the Western Premiership title - a goal so close for Massey going into the last round.
With all of the premier competitions now completed for the season, the local teams now turn their attention to the Charity Cup competition.
