Riverside Olympic eventually succumbed 4-2 to second-placed Olympia and while Launceston City also edged their second-half against Hobart Zebras, the fourth-placed visitors scored in the first and last minutes to wrap up a 4-0 win.

A timely half-time blast from coach Alex Gaetani took Riverside to the brink of their best result since returning to statewide competition.

Down 3-0 to a slick Olympia side at Windsor Park, the Roos bounced back, reducing the margin through crafty goals from their European imports before being killed off deep into stoppage time as they chased an equaliser.

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Gaetani declined to detail his exact wordage but admitted: "I was fuming.

"I was very direct with them. I told them they were not working hard enough. We were not winning the ball enough and were making it too easy for them.

"We did things a lot better in the second half and I was really pleased with the response.

"When we do that for 90 minutes we will win games against good teams."

English playmaker Jordan Scott was as smooth as his scalp through the midfield and with Jack Ryan as cool, brave and professional as his namesake played by Harrison Ford, the visitors looked worthy of their lofty ladder position.

Both players scored twice with Scott's explosive first the pick of their goals.

However, Olympic's second-half turnaround showed both how deep Gaetani's words had cut and how far his team have progressed this season.

Within a couple of minutes of the restart another Englishman hit the scoresheet, Chris Wademan converting a penalty with the same style he had won it.

If the Yorkshire striker's left foot was as deadly as his right the hosts would have been back in contention long before Spaniard Nil Sanz added another classy finish to the couple he produced at champions Devonport earlier in the month.

Launceston City were left to rue a manic minute either side of half-time which effectively sealed their fate at Prospect.

Down 2-0 as Mathew Sanders extended his lead in the golden boot standings before Nicky Edwards bagged the second, City saw Mackenize Hancox rattle the crossbar from distance with the last kick of the half.

What could have been 2-1 was instantly 3-0 as Jayden Hey raced away seconds after the restart before Sanders gave the scoreline a flattering feel with an injury-time fourth.

"They were a little bit stronger than us but I thought we tried real hard," lamented City coach Lino Sciulli.

"We thought we had the better of the second half but we gave it up too much and if you do that against a quality team you're going to get hurt."

On Sunday, South Hobart host Glenorchy Knights at Darcy Street while champions Devonport visit Clarence's Wentworth Park.

The top two sides wrapped up the Northern Championship season by sharing the points at the NTCA Ground.

A week after securing the title, a Rob Gerrard goal saw Northern Rangers settle for a 1-1 draw with runners-up Devonport.

The result means Rod Fulton's men's only loss for the campaign was the shock 5-0 reverse to neighbours Launceston United.

A Yousef Mohammadi double and another from Fahim Moradi saw United complete their commitments with a 3-1 defeat of Burnie at Birch Avenue.

Glenn Redding's team cemented third place by completing an entertaining season without a draw.

What loomed as a forgettable end of season affair will be long remembered by Riverside's Max Reissig who made his senior debut and scored against his old team.

Launceston City's Jack Beach also produced a memorable moment with a towering header from a corner to put the hosts ahead.

Olympic coach Andy Hall was delighted to give Reissig and Adam Walker their debuts. "Max took 45 minutes to get into the game but then felt he belonged," he said. "He's a quiet lad but let his boots do the talking."

City coach Drew McNeill was also pleased to be able to blood Beach and several other products of the championship-winning under-18 side.

"With nothing on the line we were able to give them a taste of what they can expect when they step up next year," he said.

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