BROWN SHIELD MATCH.

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 145, 21 June 1926, Page 12

BROWN SHIELD MATCH.

SOUTH AUCKLAND TOO GOOD.

POVERTY BAY BEATEX, 4-0. From Our Own Correspondent.) HAMILTON, Saturday. Tiie first Brown Shield match this season was played on Seddon Park this afternoon before a Due crowd. This Is the first occasion on which the Shield has been contested for by a minor association. The teams lined up as follow: Poverty Bay (maroon). —Easten, Sneppard, Downle, CiraUaiii, Roots. llanna. Monk, Armstrong. Watt, Howarth, He!!. South Auckland (red and white;. — Hunter, Whitelaw, Hall, Ashton, Smith, Huz«-I. Barton, Chalmers, Moon, Storey, Kennedy.

South Auckland won the toss, defending the southern goal aud having the best of the opening exchanges, pretty head work enabling Barton to have a shot which Just went over.

Then Phil Roots (Poverty Bay) tricked h!s opposition with neat footwork, only to miss the soal mouth by a yard.

Play was at once leversfd. Chalmers kickins very hish and enabling Moon to get under, heading the ball right into goal over the keeper's bead, first icore going to the "local team.

On resuming, the maroons wore concerned in an attack an<l only the local goalkeeper's good work saved a score. Then Moon, Storey ami Kennedy came along with the lenther at their feet, Moon beading the ball across to Kennedy, who continued its journey Hjfht Into the goal, the second score after twonty-flve minutes' play.

Over-eagerness on the visitors' part spoilt a promising effort for them, the ball just skimming the top of the goal from Armstrong's kick. An exciting melee then took place In front of the visitors' goal, ana just before half-time Moon kicked, but Eesten punched the ball out. Barton returning smartly, but Hoot* found the ball with his foot, sarins well. The first spell ended:— South Auckland 2 Poverty Bay 0 The second spell opened with Poverty Buy getting a move on, to be relieved by Ashton. who put his side on the attack. Moon's shot xvas stopped by the goalkeeper, ami was followed by a corner to south Auckland, which was taken by Chalmers, \vbo-- shot over the goal. This was followed quickly by Barton securing and passing to Kenned'v and Moon who scored. The local team kept up the pressure, Storey testing Hasten again, the latter relieving well. South Auckland were now penning the visitors In their own goal, but Dowule kicked out about half-way Then South Auckland again came, but Beet relieved with a treat kick, putting his forwards on the .ttaek, only to be nent bark. Barton then missed the goal by inches ana a good move by the visitors vros stonpprl hy Hal)'

Poverty Bay fo'lowed this up with a forward runli. and oni.r the local go*l-k«-pers gootj work ettTed. Root a(nin opened up his forwards. aDd the vislfors kept ui> the attack, ending fn Bell making a great shot which went across the goal mouth.

Poverty Bay vrere now petting more of the game, and an especially pood ehot by Downie spelt danser to South Auckland. Hall again relieving. Play wt.« then transferred t<K .the other end. with the local forwards breaking away, and Chalmers made a good shot, the coal, keeper just gavinj?. Then Bell had another *hot for the visitors, cauelng Hunter to handle.

Barton then made a good run down the field, and centred, tiie bail poinjt ov«r the bir. Kennedy now hod a good chance, but delayed too lonp, Graham taking the leather from him.

At this juncture Poverty Bar were harinc the better of the game, but lack of finish spoiled several eood scoring chances, and finally South Auckland again got the upper band. Smith netting them another goal, and frivitis South Auckland possession of the Brown Shield on their.sixth attempt to secure it. the final scores being:— South Auckland 4 I'overty Bay 0 JUNIOR GAMES.

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