However, New Zealand Football had inadvertently lumped both the Footballsouth and Mainland areas together, and since those regions are not due to be included in a combined draw until the fourth round of the Cup, a re-draw was necessary.
Roslyn still has to travel, to play Timaru Hearts, but travel costs are just a fraction of the earlier prospect of heading to Nelson, much to the relief of club treasurer Alex Lo.
Caversham drew another home tie, this time with Mosgiel at Tonga Park, recent scene of the comprehensive 5-1 win that knocked Dunedin Technical out of the Cup.
Technical must now aim at winning the league, and with the prospect of a South Island Championship final being a remote possibility due to Canterbury apathy, all eggs are now in one basket for coach Mike Fridge.
Technical can afford no slips from here on, and today's match at the Caledonian, while easy on paper, could present some difficulties against Invercargill's Spirit FC.
The Spirit showed its teeth last week to beat Roslyn 5-4 at Ellis Park, and in player-coach Barry Gardiner and striker Mark Caldow it has professional experience.
The club also recently added striker Adrian Fonoti, a product of Kevin Fallon's coaching academy in Auckland.
Originally scheduled to be an early kick-off at the Caledonian Ground, the venue for Caversham's match with University has yet to be decided, but the likelihood is Logan Park.
Coach Luiz Uehara's student team is fifth on the FPL table, has won its last two matches, and earlier dispatched Roslyn 4-0 in a show of strength, so anything is possible.
But Caversham's Cup form suggests another win and a chance to boost the club's goal difference. Caversham and Technical are even on points but Caversham's goal difference is superior by three.
Roslyn plays Grants Braes at Ellis Park. The improved Braes side scored three goals against Mosgiel and will test fourth-placed Roslyn's resilience.
Roslyn's defence has leaked more than two goals per game this season, and while Sam Mepham and Tim Mather are effective, the team could do with an older head to call the shots.
Green Island plays Northern at Sunnyvale, and coach Malcolm Fleming hopes to replicate Island's only win of the season, a 2-0 upset in the first match of the season.
Northern has gained only one point out of 12 in recent matches, but is a big, busy team capable of competing physically, and coach David Martin-Chambers is after revenge for his side's earlier loss to the Island.
Mosgiel travels to Queenstown with an early 3-2 home win notched over the Rovers in April, but even then chunky South American striker Carlos Herrmann scored twice, and the Central Otago side is always stronger at home.
