Each tie is decided by a single game which is held at the lower league side's stadium.
Thirty-two penalties had to be taken before the tie was decided.
The score was 3-0 for United at that point and the tie was all but decided.
A tie on final games won will be decided by five tosses of the dice, highest being winner.
A tie was decided by the aggregate of two matches.
New Zealand doubles victories, two of them after the tie had been decided, made the final score 6-3.
After the regular season a tie on points for 10th place was decided in a one leg play-off.
Any tie for second place will be decided in the same manner.
In both, any tie for overall champion will be decided by a 25-shot shootoff.
Both ties would be decided in a three- or four-way match on the night of the tournament.